Background
PRENTICE, Reginald was born on July 16, 1923 in Thornton Heath, Surrey. Son of Ernest George Edward Prentice and Elizabeth Prentice.
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PRENTICE, Reginald was born on July 16, 1923 in Thornton Heath, Surrey. Son of Ernest George Edward Prentice and Elizabeth Prentice.
Whitgift School and London School of Economics. At London School of Economics 1946-1949.
Assistant to Legal Secretary, in charge of Union’s Advice and Service Bureau 1950-1957. Member of Parliament for East Ham (North) 1957-1974, for Newham North-East 1974-1979. Minister of State, Department, of Education and Science October 66.
Minister of Public Building and Works 1966-1967, of Overseas Development 69.
Secretary of State for Education and Science 1974-1975. Minister for Overseas Development, with Cabinet rank June 1975-December 1976 (resigned).
Resigned as Transport and General Workers’ Union-sponsored Member of Parliament 1976. Resigned from Labour Party and joined Conservative Party October 1977.
Conserv ative Member of Parliament for Daventry 1979-1987.
Minister for the Disabled 1979-1980. President Association of Business Executives
Staff Transport and General Workers Union.
Married Joan Godwin 1948.