Tony Greenwood, Baron Greenwood of Rossendale
British Labour Party politician (1911–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthur William James Anthony Greenwood, Baron Greenwood of Rossendale, PC (14 September 1911 – 12 April 1982) was a prominent British Labour Party politician in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Lord Greenwood of RossendalePC, Minister of Housing and Local Government ...
The Lord Greenwood of Rossendale | |
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Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
In office 11 August 1966 – 31 May 1970 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Richard Crossman |
Succeeded by | Bob Mellish |
Minister of Overseas Development | |
In office 23 December 1965 – 11 August 1966 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Barbara Castle |
Succeeded by | Arthur Bottomley |
Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
In office 18 October 1964 – 23 December 1965 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Duncan Sandys |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Longford |
Chairman of the National Executive Committee | |
In office 4 October 1963 – 13 December 1964 | |
Leader | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Dai Davies |
Succeeded by | Ray Gunter |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 22 September 1970 – 12 April 1982 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Rossendale | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 18 June 1970 | |
Preceded by | George Walker |
Succeeded by | Ronald Bray |
Member of Parliament for Heywood and Radcliffe | |
In office 21 February 1946 – 23 February 1950 | |
Preceded by | John Edmondson Whittaker |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1911-09-14)14 September 1911 Leeds, England |
Died | 12 April 1982(1982-04-12) (aged 70) |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | |
Children | Susanna Catherine Crawshay Greenwood, Dinah Murray |
Parent | Arthur Greenwood (father) |
Education | Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
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