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	(1882-02-03)3 February 1882 Varteg, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died	25 April 1946(1946-04-25) (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.