Jackie Ballard
| Jackie Ballard | |
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| Member of Parliament for Taunton |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | David Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Flook |
| Personal details | |
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Jacqueline Margaret Mackenzie 4 January 1953 Dunoon, Scotland, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Derek Ballard |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Jacqueline Margaret "Jackie" Ballard (née Mackenzie; born 4 January 1953) has been a charity senior manager, politician and journalist in the United Kingdom. Her former roles include Director General of the RSPCA, Chief Executive of RNID and Chief Executive of Womankind Worldwide.
Jacqueline Margaret Mackenzie was born in Dunoon, Scotland. Her family moved, when she was 10, to South Wales, where she studied at Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls. She then read social psychology at the London School of Economics. She was recruited into the then Liberal Party by Paddy Ashdown and was elected a Councillor for both the South Somerset District Council (1987–1991) and Somerset County Council (1993–1997). She stood as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in Taunton in the 1992 General Election, coming second, before winning the seat in 1997.
Ballard was elected the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Taunton, at the 1997 general election, beating the incumbent MP David Nicholson (Conservative) by 2,443 votes and a swing of 4.6%.
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