John Prescott, Baron Prescott 1938~2024. the country’s best-known politicians

John Prescott, Ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Britain, Dies at 86

He was a cruise ship waiter before rising in the trade union movement and becoming one of the country’s best-known Labour politicians under Tony Blair.

John Prescott in London in 1998.Credit...Michael Crabtree/PA Images, via Getty Images

Mr. Prescott, center, was jokingly referred to as the political equivalent of a marriage guidance counselor between the rivals Gordon Brown, left, the chancellor of the Exchequer, and Tony Blair, prime minister. Here they were at a Labour Party

John Prescott, who rose through Britain’s trade union movement to become one of the country’s best-known politicians, serving as deputy prime minister for a decade, died on Wednesday. He was 86.


John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott was a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and as First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East for 40 years, from 1970 to 2010. Wikipedia
Born: May 31, 1938, Prestatyn, United Kingdom
Died: November 20, 2024 (age 86 years)
Spouse: Pauline Prescott (m. 1961)
Education: University of Hull (1968), Ruskin College (1965), Brinsworth Manor School, Grange Secondary Modern School
Previous offices: Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom (2010–2024) · See more
Party: Labour Party
Children: David Prescott, Johnathan Prescott