Arthur Blenkinsop 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).

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  • Arthur Blenkinsop 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. Arthur Blenkinsop is the great-uncle of Christopher Blenkinsop, founder and head of Berlin-based music group 17 Hippies.
  • Arthur Blenkinsop war ein englischer Labour-Politiker und Mitglied des britischen Parlaments. Blenkinsop saß ab 1945 für Newcastle upon Tyne East im Parlament. 1946 bis 1949 parlamentarischer Sekretär für das Pensions Ministerium und 1949 bis 1951 für das Gesundheitsministerium. 1959 bis 1964 Stadtverordneter in Newcastle. 1964 bis 1979 für South Shields im Parlament.
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  • Arthur Blenkinsop 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).
  • Arthur Blenkinsop war ein englischer Labour-Politiker und Mitglied des britischen Parlaments. Blenkinsop saß ab 1945 für Newcastle upon Tyne East im Parlament. 1946 bis 1949 parlamentarischer Sekretär für das Pensions Ministerium und 1949 bis 1951 für das Gesundheitsministerium. 1959 bis 1964 Stadtverordneter in Newcastle. 1964 bis 1979 für South Shields im Parlament.
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  • Arthur Blenkinsop
  • Arthur Blenkinsop
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