Derek Prime (20 February 1931 – 28 March 2020) was a Scottish evangelical minister and author.
Prime became a Christian at the age of 13, before completing his National Service with the Royal Scots Greys in Germany.
After several years working as a teacher, he became the minister of Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church in West Norwood.
[2] In 1969, he became the minister of Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh for 18 years, where he mentored Alistair Begg as his assistant.
[1][3] Prime retired from the pastorate in 1987, and in later years, wrote several books on Christianity and various commentaries on the Bible.