David Jones (Clwyd West MP)

The Right Honourable David Jones
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for Exiting the European Union
In office 17 July 2016 – 12 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	The Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Secretary of State for Wales
In office 4 September 2012 – 14 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Cheryl Gillan
Succeeded by	Stephen Crabb
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office 11 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Wayne David
Succeeded by	Stephen Crabb
Member of Parliament for Clwyd West
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Gareth Thomas
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the National Assembly for North Wales
In office 10 September 2002 – 30 April 2003 [1]
Preceded by	Rod Richards
Succeeded by	Mark Isherwood
Personal details
Born	David Ian Jones (1952-03-22) 22 March 1952 (age 72) Stepney, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sara Tudor ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University College London University of Law
Website	Official website

David Ian Jones (born 22 March 1952) is a British politician and former solicitor who briefly served as the Assembly Member for North Wales between 2002 and 2003 and then as Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd West from 2005 to 2024. He sat in the cabinet as Secretary of State for Wales from 2012 to 2014 making him the first Secretary of State for Wales to have served as an Assembly Member.^[2]