Bridget Theresa Prentice (born December 28, 1952, Glasgow, as Bridget Theresa Corr) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She has been Labour MP for Lewisham East since 1992 and was formerly married to fellow Labour M.P. Gordon Prentice. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Lewisham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Colin Berkeley Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan (born September 13, 1955) is a former Olympic cox rower who became a politician. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Lewisham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Gordon Prentice (born January 28, 1951, Edinburgh) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

Background

She attended Our Lady and St Francis School, Glasgow, then later the University of Glasgow (MA English Literature and Modern History); University of London (Postgraduate Certification in Education); and South Bank Polytechnic(LLB). Master of Theology (MTh) Dentistry Nursing Affiliations Russell Group Universitas 21 Website http://www. ... Website http://www. ... London South Bank University is one of the oldest universities in central London with over 23,000 students and 1,700 staff based in the London Borough of Southwark. ...

Starting her career as the Rector's Assistant at Glasgow University (1972-3), she became a teacher at London Oratory School (1974-86) and later Head of Careers (1984-1986) before switching to John Archer School as Head of Careers between 1986-88.

Member of Parliament

Bridget Prentice stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1987 in Croydon Central. She contested Lewisham East at the 1992 General Election, a Conservative seat with a majority of 4,846 in the 1987 General Election, taking it for Labour with a majority of 1,095, increasing the majority to 12,127 in the 1997 general election. In General Elections since she has held the seat with reduced majoities of 9,003 in June 2001 and 6,751 in May 2005. Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Appointed a Labour Whip in 1995 by Tony Blair, on Labour entering government in May 1997 she continued in the role into government, before becoming PPS to the Minister for Trade (1998-99), and then PPS to the Lord Chancellor (1999-2001), leaving government in 2001 to become a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee (2001-2003). A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and prior to the Union the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... The Home Affairs Select Committee is a Committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

She rejoined the government in 2003 on appointed to the Government Whips Office again, later becoming Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Constitutional Affairs, continuing in the role since 10 May 2005 in the newly formed Ministry of Justice following the reorganisation of the Home Office. Her responsibilities are: Reform of electoral administration, legal services, legal services complaints, commissioner/legal services Ombudsman, asylum and immigration, devolution and regional policy and the Northern Ireland court service. A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is a United Kingdom government department. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ministry of Justice is a department of the government of the United Kingdom, reorganized from the former Department for Constitutional Affairs. ...

She has close ties to Bonus Pastor Secondary School in Bromley, accepting one pupil every year for work experience, which includes work within the constituency and the Houses of Parliament. For other uses, see Bromley (disambiguation). ... Work experience is the experience that a person has working, or working in a specific field or occupation. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ...

Voting record

How Bridget Prentice voted on key issues since 2001 (They Work For You):

• Voted against a transparent Parliament.
• Voted for introducing a smoking ban.
• Voted for introducing ID cards.
• Voted for introducing foundation hospitals.
• Voted for introducing student top-up fees.
• Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
• Voted for the Iraq war.
• Voted against investigating the Iraq war.
• Voted for replacing Trident.
• Voted for the hunting ban.
• Voted for equal gay rights.

External links

• Bridget Prentice MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Bridget Prentice MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Bridget Prentice MP
• Pupils interview Bridget Prentice about how to get your voice heard for Radiowaves (2008)