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Austin "Jack" Warner (born 26 January 1943) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician, businessman, and former football executive. Warner was Vice President of FIFA and President of CONCACAF until his suspension and eventual resignation from these roles in 2011. He is also the former Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago and was an elected member of the country's parliament from 2007 to 2015. A former history teacher, he is the owner of Joe Public F.C., a professional football club in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago. Warner had been a member of the FIFA Executive Committee since 1983, and CONCACAF President since 1990. He was re-elected for a new term in 2011. Warner was implicated in numerous corruption allegations dating back to the 1980s. On 29 May 2011, Warner and Mohammed bin Hammam were provisionally suspended by FIFA's Ethics Committee pending the outcome of the investigation of corruption allegations against them.〔(FIFA announces suspension of Warner, bin Hammam ) FIFA press release, 29 May 2011.〕 On 20 June 2011, FIFA announced Warner's resignation from all his positions in international football.〔(Warner resigns from FIFA post ) Soccernet.com, 20 June 2011.〕〔(FIFA Vice-President Jack A. Warner resigns ) FIFA press release, 20 June 2011.〕 On 18 April 2013, The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) published its Integrity Committee report into Warner concluding that he had committed fraud against CONCACAF and FIFA.〔(INTEGRITY COMMITTEE REPORT OF INVESTIGATION ). The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (“CONCACAF”) 18 April 2013〕 In 2015, Warner and several other FIFA officials were arrested before the annual FIFA Congress in Zurich and charged with "wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering."〔('FIFA Official Arrested on Corruption Charges...' ), Matt Apuzo, New York Times 27 May 2015.〕 Warner is facing extradition to the United States for criminal prosecution. On 29 September 2015, the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, decided to ban him from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for life 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Independent Ethics Committee bans Jack Warner from football-related activities for life )〕 ==Early life== Austin "Jack" Warner was born in Rio Claro, south Trinidad, on 26 January 1943. One of three brothers and three sisters, they were brought up almost single-handedly by their mother Stella.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography )〕 After gaining a scholarship from Trinidad Clay Products, he attended the College of St Phillip's and St James, which in 1958 became Presentation College, Chaguanas. After attending Teachers Training College, he then graduated with a BA degree from the University of the West Indies at St Augustine, and subsequently earned a Diploma in International Relations from the same institution.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jack Warner )〕 In 1971, Warner became a teacher at North Eastern College, and was also at this time until 1973 a part-time sociology lecturer at UWI. From 1972 until 1993, he was a lecturer in history at the Polytechnic Institute.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Profile )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Warner (football executive)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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