Alister William Jack, a British politician who was born on July 7, 1963, has been the Secretary of State for Scotland since this year.
He is a supporter of the Scottish Conservatives and has served as Dumfries and Galloway’s Member of Parliament (MP) since 2017.
Alister Jack age and birthday
He is 59-years old and celebrates his birthday every July 7.
Nationality and ethnicity
He has a British nationality. His ethnicity is white.
Height and weight
Jack is 173 centimeters tall (5 ft 8 in). He measures 77 kilograms (170 lb).
Education
He received his education at Dalbeattie Primary School, Crawfordton House, a private prep school close to Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, and finally Glenalmond College, an independent residential school for males that was then.
Heriot-Watt University was his next stop.
Political party and offices held
Jack ran in the 1997 general election in Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale but lost to Michael Moore, a future Secretary of State for Scotland for the Liberal Democrats, and finished third.
Jack won a seat in the UK House of Commons during the 2017 presidential election. He challenged incumbent Scottish National Party MP Richard Arkless in the remote Dumfries and Galloway electorate of Scotland.
In the general election of 2019, Jack kept his seat albeit with a smaller majority and a higher vote share.
In September 2022, he was once again named to the Truss ministry.
Parents and siblings
Jack was born on July 7, 1963, to David and Jean Jack in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (who was Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries between 2006 and 2016).
He was raised in Kippford and Dalbeattie.
Wife and children
He is married to Ann Hodgson. The couple has three children.
Net worth
He has a net worth estimated to be around $50 million US dollars.
Twitter and Instagram
Jack is personally not on Twitter and Instagram.
Most of his tweets comes from the official handle of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland Twitter account.
