Alan Green (29 September 1911 – 2 February 1991) was a British Conservative Party politician. Green was educated at

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and the

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. In 1935 he joined a

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manufacturer as a manager, and became a company director and a member of a firm of textile engineers. He volunteered for the

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at the outbreak of

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and was commissioned into the

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in 1942, serving in the

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and attaining the rank of Major. Green contested

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in 1950 and 1951. He was twice Member of Parliament for the marginal Preston South constituency, from the 1955 general election until he lost his seat at the 1964 election and again from the 1970 election until his second defeat at the February 1974 election. At the end of both terms he lost to the Labour candidate, on the latter occasion to Stan Thorne. Green was a junior government minister, serving as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour from 1961 to 1962, Parliamentary Secretary to the

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from 1962 to 1963, and

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from 1963 to 1964.

References

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', 1955, 1966 and October 1974 *

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* 1911 births 1991 deaths Alumni of the University of London British Army personnel of World War II Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964 People educated at Brighton College Royal Artillery officers UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1970–1974 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1910s-stub