Editing John Prescott

[[File:John Prescott.jpg|400px|thumbnail|left|John Prescott speaking at The ICD Reykjavík Congress on Human Rights 2013 Norðurljós, Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center (Iceland, Reykjavík, April 10th - 13th, 2013)]]


John Prescott is a British politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.

== Biography ==

In the 1994 he became deputy leader of the Labour party. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister after Labour’s victory in the 1997 election, with an expanded role as Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Prescott also developed a reputation as a key conciliator in the often tense relationship between Tony Blair and the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. In 2010 he entered the House of Lords as a life peer with the title “Baron Prescott, of Kingston upon Hull in the County of East Yorkshire”.

== Education ==

He then went to the independent Ruskin College in Oxford, which specialises in courses for union officials, where he gained a diploma in economics and politics in 1965. In 1968, he obtained a BSc in economics and economic history at the University of Hull.

== Further Information ==

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Wg9U7Xsys "A Politician's Perspective on the Enforcement of Human Rights both Nationally and Internationally"   A Lecture by Lord John Leslie Prescott, Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  The Reykjavík Congress on Human Rights 2013 Norðurljós, Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center (Iceland, Reykjavík, April 10th - 13th, 2013)]

== External Links and References ==

[http://www.cd-n.org/index.php?lord-john-leslie-prescott ICD official web page profile]

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|-

! colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc" | Parliament of the United Kingdom

|- style="text-align:center;"

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by

<span style="font-weight: bold">Harry Pursey

| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | Member of Parliament for Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by

Karl Turner as Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East

|-

! colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;" | Party political offices

|- style="text-align:center;"

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by Margaret Beckett

| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

 

1994–2007

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by

Harriet Harman

|-

! colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;" | Political offices

|- style="text-align:center;"

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by

John Gummer

as Secretary of State for the Environment

| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2" | Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

 

1997–2001

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by

Margaret Beckett as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

|- style="text-align:center;"

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by

George Young

as Secretary of State for Transport

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by

Stephen Byers

as Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

|- style="text-align:center;"

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by

Michael Heseltine

| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

 

1997–2007

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Vacant Title next held by Nick Clegg

|-

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Vacant Title last held by Michael_Heseltine

| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | First Secretary of State

 

2001–2007

| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Vacant Title next held by The Lord Mandelson</tbody>
|}
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-! colspan="2" style="background-color: lavender; text-align: center" | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]
-|-
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-May 1997 – 27 June 2007
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-! style="text-align:left;" | Prime Minister
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Tony Blair]
-|-
-! style="text-align:left;" | Preceded by
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Heseltine Michael Heseltine]
-|-
-! style="text-align:left;" | Succeeded by
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-|-
-! colspan="2" style="background-color: lavender; text-align: center" | Personal details
-|-
-! style="text-align:left;" | Born
-| 31 May 1938
-Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales
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-! style="text-align:left;" | Political party
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK) Labour]
-|-
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-| Pauline
-|-
-! style="text-align:left;" | Alma mater
-| Ruskin College
-University of Hull
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+<tbody>
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+<span style="font-weight: bold">Harry Pursey
+| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | Member of Parliament for Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by
+Karl Turner as Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East
+|-
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+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by Margaret Beckett
+| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
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+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by
+Harriet Harman
+|-
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 |- style="text-align:center;"
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+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by
+John Gummer
+as Secretary of State for the Environment
+| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2" | Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
+–2001
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by
+Margaret Beckett as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by
+George Young
+as Secretary of State for Transport
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by
+Stephen Byers
+as Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by
+Michael Heseltine
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 –2007
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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Clegg Nick Clegg]
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Vacant Title next held by Nick Clegg
-|-
-! colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;" | Political offices
+|-
-|- style="text-align:center;"
-| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" |Preceded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Heseltine Michael Heseltine]
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Vacant Title last held by Michael_Heseltine
 | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | First Secretary of State
 –2007
-| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2" | Succeeded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mandelson The Lord Mandelson]
-|-
+| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Vacant Title next held by The Lord Mandelson</tbody>
 |}