John Michael Jack (born
September 17,
1946 in
Folkestone,
Kent,
England) is a
Conservative Party politician in the
United Kingdom. He has been
Member of Parliament for
Fylde since the
1987 election, and served at various junior ministerial posts during the
John Major administration.
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
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 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 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 is currently Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. He is a pro-European, and member of the
Tory Reform Group.
He is Chairman of the
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.
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Folkestone
Photo of Folkestone harbour taken from the golf course
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Region South East England
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
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Conservative Party
Leader David Cameron
Founded Historical 1671, Modern 1830
Headquarters 30 Millbank, London SW1
Political Ideology Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Political Position Centre-right
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its
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Fylde is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June, 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher.
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Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a former British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997.
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Bradford Grammar School
Motto Hoc Age ('Do This')
Established 1548
Type Independent grammar school
Headteacher Mr.
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University of Bradford is a university in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom.
History
The university has its origins in the Bradford Schools of Weaving, Design and Building which in 1882 became the Bradford Technical College.
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B., from the Latin language, and four years in Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, the rest of Canada and the United States.
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Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) is a research degree, requiring the completion of a thesis. It is a lesser degree than the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), greater than (or sometimes equal to) the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil,) and in some instances may be awarded as a substitute for a
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Procter & Gamble Co.
Public (NYSE: PG )
Founded 1837
Headquarters One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 45202
Industry Consumer goods
Products Consumer goods
Revenue US$76.476[1] billion (2007)
Net income US$10.
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Marks & Spencer
Public (LSE: MKS )
Founded Leeds, England (1884)
Headquarters London, England, UK
Key people Michael Marks, Founder
Stuart Rose, Chief Executive
Industry Retailer
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Northern Foods plc is a British food manufacturer headquartered in Leeds in the north of England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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Newcastle upon Tyne Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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The Department of Social Security (DSS) is the name of similar defunct governmental agencies in the United Kingdom and Australia
In the United Kingdom, the DSS replaced the older Department of Health and Social Security, from 1988 until 2001, when it was itself largely
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Home Office is a United Kingdom government department, responsible for internal affairs, such as security, crime, drugs, counter-terrorism and ID cards. It continues to be known, especially in official papers, by its former title, the Home Department.
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom government department created by the Board of Agriculture Act 1889 and at that time called the Board of Agriculture.
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Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the UK Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General.
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William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and current Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary.
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The Tory Reform Group (TRG) is a group within the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, that uphold the One Nation Tory vision. The Tory Reform Group (TRG) was formally established in June 1975 from the merger of four like-minded groups: PEST (Pressure for Economic and Social
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Newport
Population 10,814
OS grid reference SJ745191
Unitary authority Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county Shropshire
Region West Midlands
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