Arthur Bottomley

The Right Honourable The Lord Bottomley OBE PC
Bottomley in 1946
Minister of Overseas Development
In office 11 August 1966 – 29 August 1967
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Anthony Greenwood
Succeeded by	Reg Prentice
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
In office 16 October 1964 – 1 August 1966
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Duncan Sandys
Succeeded by	Herbert Bowden
Secretary for Overseas Trade
In office 7 October 1947 – 26 October 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Harold Wilson
Succeeded by	Henry Hopkinson
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough Middlesbrough East (1962–1974) In office 15 March 1962 – 13 May 1983 Preceded by Hilary Marquand Succeeded by Stuart Bell Member of Parliament for Rochester and Chatham Chatham (1945–1950) In office 5 July 1945 – 18 September 1959 Preceded by Leonard Plugge Succeeded by Julian Critchley
Personal details
Born	Arthur George Bottomley 7 February 1907 London, England
Died	3 November 1995 (aged 88) London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Bessie Wiles (m. 1936)

Arthur George Bottomley, Baron Bottomley, OBE, PC (7 February 1907 – 3 November 1995) was a British Labour politician, Member of Parliament and minister.