Sir arthur lewis biography
Sir arthur lewis biography
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Arthur Lewis (British politician)
British politician (1917–1998)
Arthur Lewis | |
|---|---|
| In office 5 July 1945 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Gardner |
| Succeeded by | Tony Banks |
| Born | Arthur William John Lewis 21 February 1917 |
| Died | 25 June 1998 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Politician |
Arthur William John Lewis (21 February 1917 – 25 June 1998) was a British Labour Party politician.
Biography
Lewis was educated at Borough Polytechnic and began work as a fitter with the City of London Corporation. He was an official of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers from 1938 to 1948.
He signed the first trade union agreement with the catering industry and gained 20,000 new trade union members in the West End, London.[citation needed]
Lewis was Member of Parliament (MP) for Upton from 1945 to 1950, for West Ham North from 1950 to 1974, and then for Newham North West from 1974 to 1983.
He was