David Jones (Welsh politician)

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David Ian Jones (born 22 March 1952) is a Welsh Conservative Party politician. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd West.

He was brought up in North Wales and educated at Ruabon Grammar School, at University College, London and at Chester College of Law. He qualified as a solicitor in 1976, and is senior partner of a practice based at Llandudno. He is married to Sara, a nurse, and has two sons.

[edit] Political career

In 2002, David Jones became a member of the Welsh Assembly for the North Wales electoral region, filling the seat vacated by Rod Richards. He made it clear from the outset that he would not seek re-election to the Assembly and stepped down at the 2003 elections.

At the 2005 general election, David Jones was elected as MP for Clwyd West, defeating the sitting Labour Party MP Gareth Thomas by a majority of 133 votes.[1] This was his third candidacy for the Conservative Party in general elections; he had previously contested Conwy at the 1997 election and finished second to Labour's Christine Russell in the City of Chester in at the 2001 general election.

His maiden speech to the House of Commons was on 23 May 2005,[2] when he focused on the needs of his rural constituency and on crime. He also expressed concern about wind farms planned for his constituency (the proposed Gwynt y Mor wind farm[1] would be one of the biggest wind farms in the United Kingdom).

He has been a member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee since 2005, and on 7 November, 2006, was appointed Shadow Minister for Wales. He also takes a keen interest in law and order issues and is a member of the Conservative Homeland Security team.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ UK general election results May 2005
  2. ^ Hansard, 23 May 2005, Column 510 – Column 512

[edit] External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Gareth Thomas		 Member of Parliament for Clwyd West
2005 – present		 Incumbent
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