Lord Prescott

John Prescott, Baron Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a Welsh[1] former Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom. He represented Hull East as the Labour Member of Parliament between 1970 and 2010. In the 1994 leadership election he campaigned 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. A former ship's steward and trade union activist . . . now Lord Prescott. . .