Arthur Greenwood
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The Right Honourable Arthur Greenwood CH, PC |
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| Paymaster General | |
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In office 9 July 1946 – 5 March 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Frederick Lindemann |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Marquand |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
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In office 27 July 1945 – 17 April 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Max Aitken |
| Succeeded by | Philip Inman |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
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In office 17 April 1947 – 29 September 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | A. V. Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey FitzClarence |
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In office 11 May 1940 – 22 February 1942 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Maurice Hankey |
| Succeeded by | William Jowitt |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office February 1942 – 23 May 1945 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Clement Attlee |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 26 November 1935 – 25 May 1945 |
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| Leader | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Clement Attlee |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Morrison |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 |
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| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Neville Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | Neville Chamberlain |
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Member of Parliament for Wakefield |
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In office 21 April 1932 – 9 June 1954 |
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| Preceded by | George Brown Hillman |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Creech Jones |
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Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne |
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In office 15 November 1922 – 27 October 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Robinson Graham |
| Succeeded by | Linton Thorpe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1880 |
| Died | 9 June 1954 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Arthur Greenwood, CH, PC (8 February 1880 – 9 June 1954) was a British politician. A prominent member of the Labour Party from the 1920s until the late 1940s, Greenwood rose to prominence within the party as secretary of its research department from 1920 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health in the short-lived Labour government of 1924. In 1940, he was instrumental in resolving that Britain would continue fighting Nazi Germany in World War II. He was also noted for problems with alcoholism.
Greenwood was born in Hunslet, Leeds, the son of a painter and decorator. He was educated at the Yorkshire College (which later became the University of Leeds), where he took a B.Sc.
Greenwood was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1922 general election for the constituency of Nelson and Colne in Lancashire. He held the seat until being defeated at the 1931 election, but returned to Parliament the following year, winning a by-election in the Yorkshire constituency of Wakefield. Greenwood continued to represent Wakefield until his death in 1954.
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