Arthur Jenkins (British politician)
Arthur Jenkins | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education | |
| In office 4 August 1945 – 30 October 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Thelma Cazalet-Keir |
| Succeeded by | David Hardman |
| Member of Parliament for Pontypool | |
| In office 14 November 1935 – 25 April 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Granville West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1882 Varteg, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 25 April 1946 (aged 64) St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Hattie Harris (m. 1911) |
| Children | 1, Roy |
| Education | Ruskin College |
Arthur Jenkins (3 February 1882 – 25 April 1946) was a Welsh coal-miner, trade unionist and Labour politician who served as vice-president of the South Wales Miners' Federation and MP for Pontypool. He was the father of the Labour (and later Liberal Democrat) politician Roy Jenkins.