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| The Right Honourable The Lord Prescott |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Succeeded by | Nick Clegg |
| First Secretary of State | |
| In office 8 June 2001 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Succeeded by | Lord Mandelson |
| Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 8 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Gummer (Environment) George Young (Transport) |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Beckett (EFRA) Stephen Byers (TLGR) |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 21 July 1994 – 24 June 2007 |
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| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Margaret Beckett |
| Succeeded by | Harriet Harman |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 21 October 1993 – 21 July 1994 |
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| Leader | John Smith Margaret Beckett |
| Preceded by | Frank Dobson |
| Succeeded by | Harriet Harman |
| In office 26 October 1984 – 13 July 1987 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Michael Meacher |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 23 November 1988 – 21 October 1993 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock John Smith |
| Preceded by | Robert Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Frank Dobson |
| In office 31 October 1983 – 26 October 1984 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Albert Booth |
| Succeeded by | Gwyneth Dunwoody |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 13 July 1987 – 23 November 1988 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Stanley Orme |
| Succeeded by | Tony Blair |
| Member of Parliament for Hull East |
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| In office 18 June 1970 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Pursey |
| Succeeded by | Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1938 Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline (née Tilston, 1961–present) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Ruskin College University of Hull |
| Religion | None (Irreligious) |
| a. Office vacant from 2 May 1997 to 8 June 2001. b. Office vacant from 27 June 2007 to 5 June 2009. c. Office vacant from 27 June 2007 to 11 May 2010. | |
John Leslie Prescott, Lord Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British Labour politician. He was born in Prestatyn, Wales. He grew up in Brinsworth, Yorkshire and Upton by Chester. He served as Deputy Prime Minister when Tony Blair was Prime Minister. He started out as a shop worker and was often considered to be the "most working class member of the Labour cabinet".
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Dennis Skinner and Prescott at the 2016 Labour Party Conference