Alex Jarratt

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Sir Alexander Jarratt CB (born 19 January 1924) is a British businessman and former senior civil servant. He was the fifth Chancellor of Birmingham University.

Sir Alex attended the Royal Liberty Grammar School in Essex. He served in the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. After the war he attended the University of Birmingham, graduating with first class honours as a Bachelor of Commerce. He joined the Civil Service in 1949, working in a wide range of government departments. He resigned from the Civil Service in 1970, and pursued a second career in industry, holding senior positions in companies including IPC, Reed International and the Midland Bank.

Sir Alex was knighted in 1979 and was awarded the Companion of the Bath in 1968.

He was appointed Chancellor of the University of Birmingham in 1983 and retired in 2002, to be succeeded by Sir Dominic Cadbury.

Academic offices
Preceded by Peter Scott	Chancellor of the University of Birmingham 1983–2002	Succeeded by Dominic Cadbury