Reg Prentice

The Right Honourable The Lord Prentice PC
1963
Frontbench portfolios 1964–1981 Minister of State for Social Security In office 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Alf Morris Succeeded by Hugh Rossi Minister of State for Overseas Development In office 10 June 1975 – 21 December 1976 Prime Minister Harold Wilson James Callaghan Preceded by Judith Hart Succeeded by Frank Judd In office 29 August 1967 – 6 October 1969 Prime Minister Harold Wilson Preceded by Arthur Bottomley Succeeded by Judith Hart Secretary of State for Education and Science In office 5 March 1974 – 10 June 1975 Prime Minister Harold Wilson Preceded by Margaret Thatcher Succeeded by Fred Mulley Shadow Secretary of State for Employment In office 19 April 1972 – 5 March 1974 Leader Harold Wilson Preceded by James Callaghan Succeeded by William Whitelaw Minister of State for Public Buildings and Works In office 6 April 1966 – 29 August 1967 Prime Minister Harold Wilson Preceded by Charles Pannell Succeeded by Bob Mellish Minister of State for Education and Science In office 20 October 1964 – 6 April 1966 Prime Minister Harold Wilson Preceded by Peter Legh Succeeded by Goronwy Roberts
Member of Parliament for Daventry
In office 3 May 1979 – 18 May 1987
Preceded by	Arthur Jones
Succeeded by	Tim Boswell
Member of Parliament for Newham North East East Ham North (1957–1974)
In office 31 May 1957 – 7 April 1979
Preceded by	Percy Daines
Succeeded by	Ron Leighton
Personal details
Born	Reginald Ernest Prentice (1923-07-16)16 July 1923 Croydon
Died	18 January 2001(2001-01-18) (aged 77) Mildenhall, Wiltshire
Political party	Conservative (1977–2001)
Other political affiliations	Labour (before 1977)
Alma mater	London School of Economics

Reginald Ernest Prentice, Baron Prentice, PC (16 July 1923 – 18 January 2001)^[1] was a British politician who held ministerial office in both Labour and Conservative Party governments. He was the most senior Labour figure ever to defect to the Conservative Party.