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Rt Hon Jack Straw was appointed in July 2015 as a Member of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. He was Foreign Secretary 2001 to 2006, Home Secretary 1997 to 2001, and Leader of the Commons 2006 to 2007...
Alister Jack was Secretary of State for Scotland between 24 July 2019 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury and a Government Whip. He was Scottish Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway from 2017 to...
Michael Jack served as the Member of Parliament for Fylde between 1987 and 2010 following a career in business. He served in a number of ministerial posts, including as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1995 to 1997. During his...
Jack is currently Head of the UK’s Central Europe Security and Foreign Policy team based in Vienna. Prior to this Jack was Deputy Ambassador and Her Majesty’s Consul at the British Embassy, Republic of Belarus from 2021 to 2024. Prior...
Professional conduct panel outcome, including decision and reasons.
The Minister is responsible for: high speed rail (HS2) devolution including Northern Powerhouse motoring agencies local transport road and vehicle safety and standards buses and taxis traffic management sustainable accessible travel (including walking and cycling) smart ticketing
Jack Boyer served as a non-executive board member of the Department for Education from May 2022 to May 2025. Jack is chair of the board of trustees at the University of Bristol and was previously chair of Academies Enterprise Trust,...
Peter Hayes was Director for the Overseas Territories from October 2012 until November 2016. He was concurrently Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory and Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory. Before that he spent a year on secondment as...
Patrick Davies took up his post as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Washington and UK Permanent Observer at the Organization of American States in September 2013. A career diplomat, Patrick has worked in various environments around...
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