Alister Jack was raised in Dumfries and received his education there as well as at Glenalmond College, Crawfordton House, and Dalbeattie Primary School.
He began his professional career in the early 1980s with Knight Frank and Rutley before establishing Field and Lawn (Marquees) Ltd. in 1985. He co-founded Aardvark Self Storage in 1995, and in 2002, the company was sold to Mentmore Abbey Plc. He established Armadillo Self Storage in 2003, which was acquired by HSBC in 2008.
Alister Jack children: Who are his 3 kids?
Jack is married to Ann, with whom he has three adult children, but Jack keeps his children’s identities a secret. He became the third Cabinet minister to start isolating himself when he started displaying COVID-19 symptoms on March 28, 2020.
He established Alligator Self Storage in 2009, and in 2014 he sold the company to York Capital, an American private equity group. The Dumfries-based James Gordon (Agricultural Engineers), Castle Douglas, Whauphill, Newton Stewart, and Castle Kennedy, Stranraer have held previous directorships.
