Alister Jack

British politician

Alister William Jack DL[3] (born 7 July 1963) is a British politician. He is the Secretary of State for Scotland since 2019. He is a member of the Scottish Conservatives, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries and Galloway since 2017.[4][5][6]


Alister Jack

Jack in 2022
Secretary of State for Scotland
Assumed office
24 July 2019
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byDavid Mundell
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
23 April 2019 – 24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byCraig Whittaker
Succeeded byColin Clark
Member of Parliament
for Dumfries and Galloway
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byRichard Arkless
Majority1,805 (3.5%)
Personal details
Born
Alister William Jack

(1963-07-07) 7 July 1963 (age 60)[1]
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland[2]
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Ann Hodgson
Children3
EducationGlenalmond College
Alma materHeriot-Watt University

References change

  1. "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. Jack, Alister William. Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)  
  3. "Alister Jack: What do we know about the new Scottish Secretary?". BBC News. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1076.
  5. "Mr Alister Jack MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. "BLOG: The voters of Scotland have spoken | Border - ITV News". Itv.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.