David Jones (Clwyd West MP)

David Jones
Official portrait, 2020
Deputy Chairman of the European Research Group
Assumed office
3 March 2020
Serving with Andrea Jenkyns
LeaderBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
ChairmanMark Francois
Preceded byMark Francois
Minister of State for Exiting the European Union
In office
17 July 2016 – 12 June 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThe Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Secretary of State for Wales
In office
4 September 2012 – 14 July 2014
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byCheryl Gillan
Succeeded byStephen Crabb
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office
11 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byWayne David
Succeeded byStephen Crabb
Member of Parliament
for Clwyd West
In office
5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byGareth Thomas
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the National Assembly
for North Wales
In office
10 September 2002 – 30 April 2003 [1]
Preceded byRod Richards
Succeeded byMark Isherwood
Personal details
Born
David Ian Jones

(1952-03-22) 22 March 1952 (age 72)
Stepney, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Sara Tudor
(m. 1982)
Children2
Alma materUniversity College London
University of Law
WebsiteOfficial website

David Ian Jones (born 22 March 1952) is a British politician and former solicitor serving as the Deputy Chairman of the European Research Group since March 2020 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd West from 2005 to 2024. Appointed on 17 July 2016, he was a Brexit minister until being dismissed from his role on 12 June 2017.[2]

He is the first Secretary of State for Wales to have served as an Assembly Member,[3] as well as the first Conservative officeholder to represent a Welsh constituency since Nicholas Edwards (1979–1987).[4] In 2016, Jones joined the political advisory board of Leave Means Leave.[5]

He announced in September 2023 that he would stand down at the 2024 general election.[6]

  1. ^ "Member Profile". National Assembly for Wales.
  2. ^ Hughes, Owen (13 June 2017). "Clwyd West MP David Jones puts brave face on Brexit minister sacking and says PM retains full support". Daily Post. Colwyn Bay. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ^ Haley, Aaron (5 September 2012). "David Jones named new Secretary of State for Wales". North Wales Pioneer. Newsquest. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ "The only Jones in the Wales Office". BBC News. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Co-Chairmen - Political Advisory Board - Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ^ "David Jones: Former Welsh secretary to retire at next election". BBC News. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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