Michael Jack

The Right Honourable
Michael Jack
CBE
The Right Honourable Michael Jack CBE
	Official portrait, 2013
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; 11 June 1987 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Edward Gardner
Succeeded by	Mark Menzies
Personal details
Born	17 September 1946 (age 77); Folkestone, Kent, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Alison Jane Musgrave
Alma mater	University 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 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.

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 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]

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]

^ Goodall, Andrew (29 September 2011). "Interim leaders reappointed at Office of Tax Simplification". Tax Journal. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Shock as MP Jack to quit seat". Blackpool Gazette. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N9.
^ 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Vote 2001 | Candidates". BBC News.
^ "BRIEF-Topps Tiles says chairman Michael Jack to retire". Reuters. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
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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