Stewart Jackson MP |
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | |
Assumed office 12 September 2016 |
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Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Office established |
Member of Parliament for Peterborough |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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Preceded by | Helen Clark |
Majority | 1,925 (4.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Woolwich, London, United Kingdom |
31 January 1965
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Sarah O'Grady |
Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London; University of West London |
Website | Official website |
Stewart James Jackson (born 31 January 1965) is a British politician who is the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough.
Jackson was born in Woolwich and brought up in South East London. He attended the London Nautical School in Lambeth, and Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, Kent. He studied at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he was awarded a BA (Hons) degree in Economics & Public Administration in 1988. Jackson was elected President of the University of London Union for the 1988-89 academic year. During his tenure as president, he faced a no-confidence motion in January 1989 and resigned before he was required to leave office. He also earned an MA in Human Resource Management from University of West London in 2001, and is a Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Before joining Business Link, Jackson worked for Lloyds Bank for nine years, and ran his own branch as a Branch Manager in London's West End, as well as being a small business manager. He was a board member and Trustee of the London City YMCA for five years.
Prior to being elected, Jackson was a Business Services Manager with Business Link in London.
Jackson served on Ealing Borough Council in West London from 1990 to 1998, during which time he was Conservative Party spokesman on planning and housing. He is Vice-President of the Local Government Association. He also sat on the Board of Management of the local government think tank the New Local Government Network between 2010 and 2013.