Michael Jack

The Right Honourable
Michael Jack
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister John Major
Preceded by Sir George Young
Succeeded by Dawn Primarolo
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
27 May 1993 – 5 July 1995
Prime Minister John Major
Preceded by David Curry
Succeeded by Tony Baldry
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
14 April 1992 – 27 May 1993
Prime Minister John Major
Preceded by Angela Rumbold
Succeeded by David Maclean
Member of Parliament
for Fylde
In office
12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by Edward Gardner
Succeeded by Mark Menzies
Personal details
Born (1946-09-17) 17 September 1946
Folkestone, Kent, England
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Alison Jane Musgrave
Alma mater University of Leicester

John Michael Jack CBE PC (born 17 September 1946) is the interim Chairman of the Office of Tax Simplification. Before he took upon this unpaid position that will be filled by a new appointment in 2011,[1] he was 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 administration.

Early life

Michael Jack was born in Folkestone, 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 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 1990-92, at the Home Office from 1992 to 1993, then at MAFF from 1993-95. From 1995-97, 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 in the 1997 New Year Honours. On 14 March 2008, Jack announced that he would stand down at the 2010 general election.[2] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to tax policy.[3][4]

Personal life

He married Alison Jane Musgrave in 1976, and they have two sons.

He is Chairman of the Hartington Group (based in Newport, Shropshire). He is a non-executive Director of Topps Tiles.

References

  1. ↑ "Press Notice 29/10: Office of Tax Simplification". HM Treasury. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Shock as MP Jack to quit seat". Blackpool Gazette. 15 March 2008.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. p. N9. 31 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 2015 New Year Honours List

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward Gardner		 Member of Parliament for Fylde
1987–2010 		Succeeded by
Mark Menzies
Political offices
Preceded by
George Young		 Financial Secretary to the Treasury
1995–1997 		Succeeded by
Dawn Primarolo
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