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Reg Prentice

Born: 16 July 1923, Croydon, Surrey

Died: 19 January 2001

Baron Prentice - 30 January 1992

Knighted - 30 July 1987

Member of Privy Council - 6 April 1966

Whitgift School, Croydon

London School of Economics

Trade Unionist

Minister of State for Education and Science	20 October 1964	6 April 1966
Minister for Public Buildings and Works	6 April 1966	29 August 1967
Minister of State for Overseas Development	29 August 1967	6 October 1969
Secretary of State for Education and Science	5 March 1974	10 June 1975
Minister of State for Overseas Development	10 June 1975	21 December 1976
Minister of State for Social Security	7 May 1979	5 January 1981

23 February 1950	Croydon North	Labour Party	20,116	36.48
25 October 1951	Croydon North	Labour Party	19,738	36.56
26 May 1955	Streatham	Labour Party	13,594	34.45
30 May 1957	East Ham North	Labour Party	12,546	56.26
8 October 1959	East Ham North	Labour Party	16,001	56.79
15 October 1964	East Ham North	Labour Party	14,501	60.36
31 March 1966	East Ham North	Labour Party	14,911	65.86
18 June 1970	East Ham North	Labour Party	11,557	59.91
28 February 1974	Newham North East	Labour Party	24,200	54.36
10 October 1974	Newham North East	Labour Party	22,205	56.88
8 October 1977 Rt Hon Reg Prentice leaves the Labour Party and joins the Conservative Party.
3 May 1979	Daventry	Conservative & Unionist Party	41,422	56.61
9 June 1983	Daventry	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,357	53.33