Jack Brereton was born and bred in Stoke-on-Trent, and lives locally with his wife Laura, and their children William and Phoebe.
As a local man, and previously a councillor since 2011, Jack has extensive experience in the local community in Stoke-on-Trent. He has previously served as the City Council cabinet member for regeneration, transport and heritage on Stoke-on-Trent City Council and was Chair of Governors for a local primary school.
Jack was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South in 2017 and then re-elected with an increased majority in 2019. He is a trustee of the charity the Gingerbread Centre, a local charity focused on supporting homeless families in Stoke-on-Trent. Since elected to Parliament Jack has served on a number of Select Committees including; Work and Pensions, Transport, Procedure, and the Public Accounts Commission.
He has also served in a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles including; to the Department for Education, the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, the Secretary of State for Defence and the Secretary of State for International Trade.
Since taking his seat in Parliament, Jack has continued to raise issues affecting Stoke-on-Trent, and has supported the Prime Minister’s position in the Brexit negotiations at every stage. Jack has worked hard to deliver on the levelling up of opportunities in Stoke-on-Trent, helping secure hundreds of millions of pounds of new investment for the city since elected.