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Deputy Prime Minister,
Secretary of State for Transport and Environment and the Regions
John Prescott
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Born:
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31-May-38
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Family:
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Married (Pauline). Two sons
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Education:
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Grange Secondary Modern, Ellesmere Port; Ruskin College, Oxford; Hull University
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Non-political career:
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Merchant Navy Steward, Seamen's Union Official
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Political career:
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MP for Hull East 1970- Member, NEC 1989- Candidate, Labour Party Deputy Leadership 1988 and 1992 Deputy Opposition Spokesman on Merchant Shipping 1972-74 Opposition Spokesman on Transport 1979-81 Opposition Spokesman, Regional Affairs & Devolution 1981-83 Shadow Transport Secretary 1983-84 Shadow Employment Secretary 1984-87 Shadow Energy Secretary 1987-88 Shadow Transport Secretary 1988-93 Shadow Employment Secretary 1993-94 Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1994-97 Deputy Prime Minister 1997-
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Source: BBC Political Research Unit
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