Gwynoro Jones | |
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![]() Gwynoro Jones at a Carmarthen independence rally, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Carmarthen | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 20 September 1974 | |
Preceded by | Gwynfor Evans |
Succeeded by | Gwynfor Evans |
Personal details | |
Born | Gwynoro Glyndwr Jones 21 November 1942 |
Nationality | Welsh |
Political party | Labour (until 1981) SDP (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (since 1988) |
Gwynoro Glyndwr Jones (born 21 November 1942) is a Welsh politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament.[1][2] He was a schools inspector for 18 years; he has also been a broadcaster, political commentator and journalist. As a politician, he is best remembered for his long struggle to hold the mainly Welsh-speaking constituency of Carmarthen for the Labour Party against Plaid Cymru leader Gwynfor Evans, about which he wrote a book in the Welsh language.[3]