Background
PRENTICE, Gordon was born on January 28, 1951 in Edinburgh.
PRENTICE, Gordon was born on January 28, 1951 in Edinburgh.
He was educated at the independent George Heriot"s School in Edinburgh, and the University of Glasgow, where he received an Master of Arts in Politics and Economics in 1972 and was president of the union.
From 1982 to 1992, he worked for the Labour Party Policy Directorate. Prentice was first elected at the 1992 general election, for Pendle. He was one of the few Labour MPs not to endorse Gordon Brown for the Labour Leadership in 2007, instead nominating left-winger John McDonnell.
On 28 July 2008 he became the second Member of Parliament after Graham Stringer to call for Gordon Brown to resign.
Deriding People"s Peers in April 2001.
51st United Kingdom Parliament. 52nd United Kingdom Parliament. 53rd United Kingdom Parliament.
54th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was a member of the Public Administration Committee during the 2005-2010 Parliament.