David Jones | |
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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 22 March 1952 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 served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd West from 2005 to 2024.
He served as the Secretary of State for Wales from 2012 to 2014.[2] He also briefly served as Member of the National Assembly for Wales on the North Wales List, from 2002 to 2003. This later made him the first Secretary of State for Wales to have served as an Assembly Member.[3] He would also be 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]