John Flack
Introduction
John Flack (born 3 January 1957) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is a Member of the European Parliament for the East of England, having taken his seat in June 2017.
Early life and career
Flack attended Abbs Cross High School in Hornchurch. He rose from trainee to junior partner of a firm of chartered surveyors, before directing various property companies.
He also served as a magistrate, initially the youngest in Essex when appointed in 1988.
Political career
Flack contested the European Parliament constituency of Northumbria in the 1994 election and London in the 1999 election.
He contested Enfield Southgate in the 2001 general election, coming second to the Labour incumbent Stephen Twigg.
He was 4th on the Conservative list for the East of England region in the European Parliament elections in 2009 and 2014, but only 3 Conservatives were elected on each occasion. He took his seat in 2017 after fellow MEP Vicky Ford was elected as an MP in the general election.