Michael Jack

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The Right Honourable Michael Jack
Member of Parliament for Fylde
In office 11 June 1987 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Edward Gardner
Succeeded by	Mark Menzies
Personal details
Born	17 September 1946 (1946-09-17) (age 65) Folkestone, Kent, England
Nationality	English
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Alison Jane Musgrave
Alma mater	University of Leicester

John Michael Jack (born 17 September 1946 in Folkestone, Kent, England) 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

The son of Ralph and Florence Edith, Jack 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 1971-5. From 1975-80 he worked at Marks & Spencer, being PA to Managing Director Lord Derek Rayner from 1975-6, then was Sales Director at LO Jeffs Ltd (a fresh produce supply company and part of Northern Foods) from 1981-7. 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 1990-2, at the Home Office from 1992-3, then at MAFF from 1993-5. From 1995-7, 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]

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. http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_29_10.htm. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
2. ^ "Shock as MP Jack to quit seat". Blackpool Gazette. 15 March 2008. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Shock-as-MP-Jack-to.3881603.jp. 

External links

• Official Website
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Jack
• ePolitix.com - Michael Jack MP
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Michael Jack MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Michael Jack MP
• The Public Whip - Michael Jack MP voting record
• BBC News - Michael Jack MP profile 4 March, 2005

Audio clips

• Discussing a £40m fridge mountain in 2002
• Discussing Margaret Beckett in 2007

News items

• Discussing Gangmasters in 2004

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

Persondata
Name	Jack, Michael
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Short description
Date of birth	17 September 1946
Place of birth	Folkestone, Kent
Date of death
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