Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham

The Lord Jones of Birmingham
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for Trade
In office 29 June 2007 – 3 October 2008
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Ian McCartney
Succeeded by	Gareth Thomas
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Life peerage 10 July 2007 – 31 August 2020
Personal details
Born	Digby Marritt Jones (1955-10-28) 28 October 1955 (age 68) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Political party	Crossbench
Spouse	Patricia Jones
Alma mater	University College London
Profession	Businessman
Website	www.digbylordjones.com

Digby Marritt Jones, The Lord Jones of Birmingham Kb (born 28 October 1955) is a British businessman and politician who served as Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) from 2000 to 2006, and Minister of State for Trade from 2007 to 2008. He sat in the House of Lords as a non-aligned active crossbencher until 2020.