Wilfred Paling

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Wilfred Paling (7 April 1883 - 17 April 1971) was a British Labour politician, who was born at Maarehay, near Ripley, Derbyshire. He was educated at Ripley Elementary School and worked in the mines as a boy. He later studied mining at University College and worked as a colliery checkweighman at the Bulcroft Colliery.

He was a member of Yorkshire West Riding County Council from 1919-1923 and was elected as Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire constituencies of Doncaster from 1922-1931, Wentworth from 1933-1950, and Dearne Valley from 1950-1959. He had the largest majority of any MP in the 1945 general election - 35,410.

Paling was a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1929-1931, Labour's deputy Chief Whip 1935-41, a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1940-1941, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions from 1941-1945, Minister of Pensions from 1945-1947 and Postmaster-General from 1947-1950.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1944.

[edit] External links

• Portraits of Wilfred Paling at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Reginald Nicholson	Member of Parliament for Doncaster 1922–1931	Succeeded by Hugh Molson
Preceded by George Henry Hirst	Member of Parliament for Wentworth 1933–1950	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Dearne Valley 1950–1959	Succeeded by Edwin Wainwright
Political offices
Preceded by Walter Womersley	Minister of Pensions 1945-1947	Succeeded by John Hynd
Preceded by Earl of Listowel	Postmaster-General 1947-1950	Succeeded by Ness Edwards