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John Prescott
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John Prescott
John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott,
(born 31 May 1938) is a
British
politician
who was the
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
from 1997 to 2007. Born in
Prestatyn
,
Wales
, he represented
Hull East
as the
Labour
Member of Parliament
from
1970
to
2010
. In the
1994 leadership election
, he stood for both
Leader
and
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
, winning election to the latter office. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister after Labour's victory in the
1997 election
, with an expanded brief as
Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
.
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