David Jones (Clwyd West MP)
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 since 2005. Appointed on 17 July 2016, he was dismissed from his role on 12 June 2017.
The Right Honourable David Jones MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the European Research Group | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2020 | |
| Leader | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Chairman | Mark Francois |
| Preceded by | Mark Francois |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Gareth Thomas |
| Majority | 6,747 (16.8%) |
| Member of the National Assembly for North Wales | |
| In office 10 September 2002 – 30 April 2003 | |
| 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 |
He is the first Secretary of State for Wales to have served as an Assembly Member, as well as the first Conservative officeholder to represent a Welsh constituency since Nicholas Edwards (1979–1987). In 2016, Jones joined the political advisory board of Leave Means Leave.
He announced in September 2023 that he would stand down at the next general election.
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