Michael Jack

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David Maclean
Member of Parliament
for Fylde
In office
11 June 1987 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byEdward Gardner
Succeeded byMark Menzies
Personal details
Born (1946-09-17) 17 September 1946 (age 77)
Folkestone, Kent, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseAlison Jane Musgrave
Alma materUniversity of Leicester

John Michael Jack,

CBE (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 administration. He was chair of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS).[1]

Early life

Michael Jack was born in

Mersey Regional Health Authority
.

Parliamentary career

Jack's official portrait as Financial Secretary

He contested

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] After he left Parliament he served as chairman of the Office of Tax Simplification and 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.[5]

He retired as Chairman of Topps Tiles Plc in 2015, having served since 1999.[6]

In 2018 he was appointed Chair of Governors of the Royal Agricultural University.[7]

References

  1. ^ Goodall, Andrew (29 September 2011). "Interim leaders reappointed at Office of Tax Simplification". Tax Journal. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Shock as MP Jack to quit seat". Blackpool Gazette. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  3. ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N9.
  4. ^ 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/candidates/candidates/2/25904.stm
  6. ^ "BRIEF-Topps Tiles says chairman Michael Jack to retire". Reuters. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ [1] page 29

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