Reginald Ernest Prentice, Baron Prentice, PC (16 July 1923 – 18 January 2001) was a politician in the United Kingdom, representing the Labour Party and later the Conservative Party. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. He remains the highest-ranking Labour figure ever to defect to the Conservative party.
Reg Prentice was educated at Whitgift School in South Croydon, South London, then at the London School of Economics. Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1200 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a 45-acre parkland site South Croydon is a locality in Greater London, the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon about 1 km in radius centred on the Red Deer Public house South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the Having served in Austria and Italy in the Second World War, he joined the staff of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) in 1950. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Early politics
Prentice was a councillor for Whitehorse Manor in the then-County Borough of Croydon from 1949, having stood unsuccessfully in Thornton Heath ward in 1947. Selhurst is a suburban development in the London Borough of Croydon south-south-east of Charing Cross. Croydon was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1849 to 1965 Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thornton Heath is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, 7 Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He served on the Housing, Libraries, Planning & Development, Water and Reconstruction Committees. He first stood — unsuccessfully — for Parliament in Croydon North in 1950 and 1951, then Streatham in 1955. Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in South London, and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Streatham is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth in the United Kingdom. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) As Labour Member of Parliament from 1957 for East Ham North, later Newham North East, he was a minister of state in Harold Wilson's first government at Education and Science (1964-1966), then served as Minister of Public Buildings and Works (1966-1967), and finally was put in charge of the still-new Ministry of Overseas Development (1967-1969). Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles (12 Newham North East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings was a Position within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Department For International Development (DFID is a United Kingdom Government department, the function of which is " to promote sustainable development Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When Labour regained power, he served as Secretary of State for Education and Science between 1974 and 1975, subsequently becoming Minister for Overseas Development with a seat in the cabinet until 1976. The Secretary of State for Education and Skills was the chief minister of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom government Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Defection
In 1977, Reg Prentice left the Labour Party in protest over its drift to the left and joined the Conservative Party. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. He had been deselected by his Constituency Labour Party, heralding times of great struggles between the 'left' and 'right' of the Party. A Constituency Labour Party (CLP is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary Constituency in England He even appealed for the National Executive Committee to overturn their endorsement of his deselection from the rostrum of the Labour Party Conference. The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. The Labour Party Conference, or annual national conference of the Labour Party, is formally the supreme decision-making body of the Party
Prentice was subsequently elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Daventry and served as a Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Security in Margaret Thatcher's government between 1979 and 1981. Daventry is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. The Department of Health and Social Security was a ministry of the British Government in existence for twenty years from 1968 until 1988 Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 He was knighted in 1987, the year he stepped down as an MP. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In 1992, he was raised to the Peerage as Baron Prentice, of Daventry in the County of Northamptonshire. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system.
In his last few years before his death at 77, Prentice was President of the Devizes Conservative Association. Devizes is a small Market town and Civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom
Lord Prentice's daughter, Christine, followed her father by serving as a London Borough of Croydon councillor (for Coulsdon East ward, 25 June 1992 - 10 May 1998). Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Archives
- Catalogue of the Prentice papers at the Archives Division of the London School of Economics. The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Percy Daines |
Member of Parliament for East Ham North 1957–February 1974 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Newham North East February 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Ron Leighton |
| Preceded by Arthur Jones |
Member of Parliament for Daventry 1979–1987 |
Succeeded by Tim Boswell |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles Pannell |
Minister of Public Buildings and Works 1966–1967 |
Succeeded by Robert Mellish |
| Preceded by Arthur Bottomley |
Minister of Overseas Development 1967–1969 |
Succeeded by Judith Hart |
| Preceded by Margaret Thatcher |
Secretary of State for Education and Science 1974–1975 |
Succeeded by Frederick Mulley |
| Preceded by Judith Hart |
Minister for Overseas Development 1975–1976 |
Succeeded by Frank Judd |
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