Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham

For other people named Nigel Jones, see Nigel Jones (disambiguation).

The Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Member of Parliament for Cheltenham
In office 9 April 1992 – 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Charles Irving
Succeeded by	Martin Horwood
Personal details
Born	March 30, 1948 (1948-03-30) (age 63) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Spouse(s)	Katherine Grinnell

Nigel David Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (b. 30 March 1948 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire ^[1]) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.

Early life

He went to Prince Henry's Grammar School (now the comprehensive Prince Henry's High School) on Victoria Avenue in Evesham. He was a computer operator for Westminster Bank from 1965-7, and a computer programmer at International Computers Limited (ICL) from 1967-70. He worked as a systems analyst at Vehicle and General Insurance from 1970-1, a systems programmer at Atkins Computing in 1971, and then rejoined ICL as a project manager from 1971-92.

Parliamentary career

Jones was a Gloucestershire County Councillor from 1989 until being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham in 1992, having previously contested the seat at the 1979 general election), winning the seat from the Conservative Party. He held the seat until standing down at the 2005 general election.

Peerage

On 13 May 2005 it was announced that Nigel Jones would be created a life peer, and he was subsequently elevated to the peerage on 20 June 2005 as Baron Jones of Cheltenham, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire. As well as many outside interests he acts as a non-executive consultant for Barlow Frith Communications, a Buckinghamshire-based Public Relations consultancy.

Personal life

He married Katherine Grinnell in 1981. They have a son (Sam) and twin daughters (Amy and Lucy).

References

1. ^ GRO Register of Births: JUN 1948 7b 482 CHELTENHAM - Nigel D. Jones, mmn = Hughes

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Nigel Jones
• Lord Jones of Cheltenham profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
• Cheltenham Liberal Democrats
• Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - Nigel Jones
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Nigel Jones
• The Public Whip - Nigel Jones voting record
• BBC News - Nigel Jones profile 10 February 2005
• PR consultancy.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Irving	Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1992–2005	Succeeded by Martin Horwood

Persondata
Name	Jones, Nigel David
Alternative names
Short description	Baron Jones of Cheltenham
Date of birth	1948-03-30
Place of birth	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Date of death
Place of death