Arthur Blenkinsop

Arthur Blenkinsop

Arthur Blenkinsop (30 June 1911 – 23 September 1979) was a British Labour Party politician.

Blenkinsop was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle and the College of Commerce, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and became a chartered secretary.

At the 1945 general election, Blenkinsop was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne East. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions (1946-1949) and to the Ministry of Health (1949-1951).

After losing his seat at the 1959 general election, he became a Newcastle City Councillor in 1961. He was President of the Public Health Inspectors Association, a governor of the British Film Institute and vice-president of the Ramblers Association.

At the 1964 general election, Blenkinsop returned to Parliament as the MP for South Shields, and held the seat until he stood down in at the 1979 general election. He became a member of the Medical Research Council in 1965.

He died four months after his retirement.

References

*"Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974"
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