Jackie Ballard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jackie Ballard
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 4, 1953(1953-01-04)
Age	71
Birthplace	Dunoon
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jackie Ballard Biography

Jackie Ballard is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 4, 1953 in Dunoon, United Kingdom. Jacqueline Margaret 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.

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%.

In September 2002, she was appointed Director General of the RSPCA. Her appointment was criticised as she was seen as too inexperienced. The controversy continued as, to solve the financial problems the RSPCA was facing, she made substantial changes, including 300 job cuts. However, by 2004 the RSPCA had balanced its books and made £7 million savings, seeming to vindicate Ballard’s approach.

Ballard was appointed Chief Executive of the RNID in October 2007. She was appointed as the Chief Executive of Womankind Worldwide in September 2012 but stepped down from the role after only ten months in June 2013.

In Parliament, she was spokesperson on Women’s Issues and on Local Government from 1997–99, and from 1999 to 2001, was Deputy Home Affairs Spokesman. She was also co-sponsor of the first bill which attempted to ban fox hunting, which is widely seen as an important factor in her defeat at the 2001 election. She stood for the post of leader of the Liberal Democrats in 1999, but was defeated by Charles Kennedy, and came fourth out of five candidates. She lost her seat at the 2001 general election by 235 votes, to the Conservative candidate Adrian Flook.

Jackie Ballard Net Worth

Jackie Ballard is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jackie Ballard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was married to Derek Ballard from 1975 to 1989.

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.

After losing her seat in 2001, Ballard spent some time studying in Iran.

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Facts & Trivia

Jackie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jackie Ballard celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.