Michael Jack 416914 222362553 2008-06-28T23:15:50Z Ianmoodie 7099656 /* Parliamentary career */ {{Infobox MP | honorific-prefix = | name = Michael Jack | honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] | image = | caption = | constituency_MP = [[Fylde (UK Parliament constituency)|Fylde]] | parliament = | term_start = [[11 June]] [[1987]] | term_end = | majority = 12,459 (27.4%) | predecessor = [[Edward Gardner]] | successor = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|09|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Folkestone]], [[Kent]] | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]] | spouse = Alison Jane Musgrave | party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = [[University of Leicester]] | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''John Michael Jack''' (born [[September 17]], [[1946]] in [[Folkestone]], [[Kent]], [[England]]) is a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Fylde (UK Parliament constituency)|Fylde]] since the [[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987 election]], and served at various junior ministerial posts during the [[John Major]] administration. On [[14 March]] [[2008]], Jack announced he would not stand again at the [[next United Kingdom general election]]<ref>"[http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Shock-as-MP-Jack-to.3881603.jp Shock as MP Jack to quit seat], ''[[Blackpool Gazette]]'', [[15 March]], [[2008]]</ref>. ==Early life== He is the son of Ralph and Florence Edith Jack. He went to [[Bradford Grammar School]], then Bradford Technical College (now the [[University of Bradford]]). At the [[University of Leicester]], he received a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Economics, and a [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] in Transport Economics. He worked for [[Procter & Gamble]] from 1971-5. From 1975-80 he worked at [[Marks & Spencer]] being PA to the managing director Lord (Sir Derek) Rayner from 1975-6, then was Director of LO Jeffs from 1981-7 (which was part of [[Northern Foods]]). ==Parliamentary career== He contested [[Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle Central]] in February 1974. He was a Minister at the [[Department of Social Security|DSS]] from 1990-2, at the [[Home Office]] from 1992-3, then at [[Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food|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 is currently Chairman of the [[Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee]]. He is a pro-European, and member of the [[Tory Reform Group]]. He is Chairman of the [http://www.hartington.com Hartington Group] (based in [[Newport, Shropshire]]). He is a non-executive Director of [[Topps Tiles]]. ==Personal life== He married Alison Jane Musgrave in 1976, and they have two sons. {{start box}} {{s-par|uk}} {{incumbent succession box | title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Fylde (UK Parliament constituency)|Fylde]] | start = [[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987]] | before = [[Edward Gardner]] }} {{s-off}} {{succession box | title = [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] | years = 1995&ndash;1997 | before = [[Sir George Young, 6th Baronet|George Young]] | after = [[Dawn Primarolo]] }} {{end box}} ==External links== * [http://www.michaeljackmp.org.uk/ Rt Hon Michael Jack MP] official site * [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Michael+Jack/ ePolitix.com - Michael Jack MP] * [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-2663,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Michael Jack MP] * [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michael_jack/fylde TheyWorkForYou.com - Michael Jack MP] * [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Michael_Jack&mpc=Fylde The Public Whip - Michael Jack MP] voting record * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/259.stm BBC News - Michael Jack MP] profile 4 March, 2005 ==Audio clips== * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/audio/38086000/rm/_38086877_fridges_jack07.ram Discussing a £40m fridge ''mountain'' in 2002] * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6500000/newsid_6505600?redirect=6505635.stm&news=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1 Discussing Margaret Beckett in 2007] ==News items== * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3730075.stm Discussing Gangmasters in 2004] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jack, Michael}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies]] [[Category:Conservative MPs (UK)]] [[Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Leicester]] [[Category:UK MPs 1987-1992]] [[Category:UK MPs 1992-1997]] [[Category:UK MPs 1997-2001]] [[Category:UK MPs 2001-2005]] [[Category:UK MPs 2005-]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Old Bradfordians]] [[sco:Michael Jack]]