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[[John Prescott]] was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2001 and the Deputy Prime minister of the UK from 1997 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/person/4254/john-prescott John Prescott: Electoral history and profile], guardian.co.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
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'''John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott''' was a [[British]] [[Labour Party]] politician who was Member of Parliament for Hull East from 1970 to 2010.
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Prescott was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2001 and Deputy Prime Minister of the UK from 1997 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/person/4254/john-prescott John Prescott: Electoral history and profile], guardian.co.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
  
 
He was awarded a peerage in the dissolution honours list on 28 May 2010.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/peerages-honours-and-appointments-51162 Peerages, honours and appointments], number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
 
He was awarded a peerage in the dissolution honours list on 28 May 2010.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/peerages-honours-and-appointments-51162 Peerages, honours and appointments], number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
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Revision as of 12:53, 21 November 2024

Person.png Lord Prescott  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
BornJohn Leslie Prescott
1938-05-31
Prestatyn, Wales
Died20 November 2024 (Age 86)
Alma materRuskin College, University of Hull
Children2 sons
SpousePauline Tilston
PartyLabour

Employment.png First Secretary of State Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
8 June 2001 - 27 June 2007

Employment.png Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

In office
21 July 1994 - 24 June 2007
BossTony Blair
Preceded byMargaret Beckett

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Employment

In office
21 October 1993 - 21 July 1994
Preceded byFrank Dobson
Succeeded byHarriet Harman

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Employment

In office
26 October 1984 - 13 July 1987
Preceded byJohn Smith
Succeeded byMichael Meacher

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
23 November 1988 - 21 October 1993
Succeeded byFrank Dobson

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
31 October 1983 - 26 October 1984
Succeeded byGwyneth Dunwoody

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Energy

In office
13 July 1987 - 23 November 1988
Succeeded byTony Blair

Employment.png Member of the House of Lords Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
8 July 2010 - 9 July 2024

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Hull East

In office
19 June 1970 - 12 April 2010

John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott was a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament for Hull East from 1970 to 2010.

Prescott was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2001 and Deputy Prime Minister of the UK from 1997 to 2007.[1]

He was awarded a peerage in the dissolution honours list on 28 May 2010.[2]


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References

  1. John Prescott: Electoral history and profile, guardian.co.uk, 28 May 2010.
  2. Peerages, honours and appointments, number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.


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