David Jones (Welsh politician)

David Jones MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2010
Preceded by	Wayne David
Member of Parliament for Clwyd West
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Gareth Thomas
Majority	6,419 (16.8%)
Member of the Welsh Assembly for North Wales
In office 10 September 2002 – 1 May 2003
Preceded by	Rod Richards
Succeeded by	Mark Isherwood
Personal details
Born	22 March 1952 (1952-03-22) (age 59) London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University College, London
Occupation	Solicitor
Religion	Anglican[1]
Website	davidjones-mp.com

David Ian Jones MP (born 22 March 1952), is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is currently the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, and a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Clwyd West.

Early life

David Jones was born in London of Welsh parents and educated at Ruabon Grammar School, University College London and Chester College of Law. He qualified as a solicitor in 1976, and was senior partner of a practice (David Jones & Company) based at Llandudno. He is married to Sara, a nurse, and has two sons.

Political career

Welsh Assembly

In 2002, David Jones became a member of the Welsh Assembly for the North Wales electoral region, filling the seat vacated by Rod Richards. He made it clear from the outset that he would not seek re-election to the Assembly and stepped down at the 2003 elections.

Parliament

At the 2005 general election, David Jones was elected as MP for Clwyd West, defeating the sitting Labour Party MP Gareth Thomas by a majority of 133 votes.^[2] This was his third candidacy for the Conservative Party in general elections; he had previously contested Conwy at the 1997 election and finished second to Labour's Christine Russell in the City of Chester in at the 2001 general election.

His maiden speech to the House of Commons was on 23 May 2005,^[3] when he focused on the needs of his rural constituency and on crime. He also expressed concern about wind farms planned for his constituency (the proposed Gwynt y Mor wind farm^[4] would be one of the biggest wind farms in the United Kingdom).

He was a member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee from 2005 to 2010, and on 7 November 2006, was appointed Shadow Minister for Wales. He also takes a keen interest in law and order issues and was a member of the Conservative Homeland Security team.

On 6 May 2010, David Jones was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Clwyd West with a substantially increased majority of 6,419. He was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office on 13 May 2010.

David Jones is an active blogger, and his blog is one of the most widely read in Wales.^[5]

References

1. ^ http://twitter.com/davidjonesmp/statuses/19445111075110912
2. ^ UK general election results May 2005
3. ^ Hansard, 23 May 2005, Column 510 – Column 512
4. ^ RWE npower renewables - Welcome to RWE npower renewables
5. ^ Top 60 Welsh Blogs

External links

• David Jones MP official constituency website
• David Jones's blog
• David Jones MP Conservative Party profile
• David Jones MP Welsh Conservative Party profile
• Clwyd West Conservatives
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
• Voting record at PublicWhip.org
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
• Articles authored at Journalisted

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by Rod Richards	Assembly Member for North Wales 2002–2003	Succeeded by Mark Isherwood
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gareth Thomas	Member of Parliament for Clwyd West 2005–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Jones, David
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Date of birth	22 March 1952
Place of birth	London
Date of death
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