John Michael Jack, (born 17 September 1946) is a
Conservative Party politician in the
United Kingdom and was
Member of Parliament for
Fylde between 1987 and 2010, serving at various junior ministerial posts during the
John Major
Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997, and as Member of Parliament ...
administration.
Early life
Michael Jack was born in
Folkestone
Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...
,
Kent,
England, the son of Ralph and Florence Jack. He attended
Bradford Grammar School and then Bradford Institute of Technology (now the
University of Bradford). At the
University of Leicester, he received a
BA in
Economics, and a
MPhil
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. In the United States, an MPhil typically includes a taught portion and a significant research portion, during which a thesis project is conducted under supervision. An MPhil m ...
in Transport Economics. He worked for
Procter & Gamble from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1980 he worked at
Marks & Spencer, being PA to Managing Director
Lord Rayner from 1975 to 1976, National Chairman of the
Young Conservatives from 1976 to 1977, Sales Director at LO Jeffs Ltd (a fresh produce supply company and part of
Northern Foods) from 1981 to 1987. He has also been a member of the Eastern Area Electricity Consultative Council, and of the
Mersey Regional Health Authority.
Parliamentary career
He contested
Newcastle Central in February 1974. He was a Minister at the
DSS from 1990 to 1992, at the
Home Office from 1992 to 1993, then at
MAFF from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1997, he was
Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
William Hague appointed him a member of his
Shadow Cabinet in 1997 as Shadow Agriculture Minister, but he returned to the back-benches in 1998. He was Chairman of the
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. He was a pro-European, and was member of the
Tory Reform Group.
He was appointed to the
Privy Council
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mon ...
in the
1997 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1997 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries ...
. On 14 March 2008, Jack announced that he would stand down at the
2010 general election. After he left Parliament he served as chairman of the
Office of Tax Simplification
The Office of Tax Simplification was an independent office of HM Treasury, part of the Government of the United Kingdom. The office was created on 20 July 2010 to identify areas where complexities in the tax system for both businesses and individua ...
and he was appointed Commander of the
Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to tax policy.
2015 New Year Honours List
Personal life
He married Alison Jane Musgrave in 1976, and they have two sons.
He retired as Chairman of Topps Tiles PLc in 2015.
In 2018 he was appointed Chair of Governors of the Royal Agricultural University.
References
External links
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ePolitix.com – Michael Jack MP
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voting record
BBC News – Michael Jack MP
profile 4 March 2005
Audio clips
Discussing a £40m fridge ''mountain'' in 2002Discussing Margaret Beckett in 2007
News items
Discussing Gangmasters in 2004
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1946 births
Alumni of the University of Leicester
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Living people
Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
People educated at Bradford Grammar School
UK MPs 1987–1992
UK MPs 1992–1997
UK MPs 1997–2001
UK MPs 2001–2005
UK MPs 2005–2010