| The Lord Jones of Cheltenham | |
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| Member of Parliament for Cheltenham |
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| In office 9 April 1992 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Irving |
| Succeeded by | Martin Horwood |
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| Born | March 30, 1948 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Grinnell |
Nigel David Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (b. 30 March 1948 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.
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He went to Prince Henry's Grammar School (now the comprehensive Prince Henry's High School) on Victoria Avenue in Evesham. He was a computer operator for Westminster Bank from 1965-7, and a computer programmer at International Computers Limited (ICL) from 1967-70. He worked as a systems analyst at Vehicle and General Insurance from 1970-1, a systems programmer at Atkins Computing in 1971, and then rejoined ICL as a project manager from 1971-92.
Jones was a Gloucestershire County Councillor from 1989 until being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham in 1992, having previously contested the seat at the 1979 general election), winning the seat from the Conservative Party. He held the seat until standing down at the 2005 general election.
On 13 May 2005 it was announced that Nigel Jones would be created a life peer, and he was subsequently elevated to the peerage on 20 June 2005 as Baron Jones of Cheltenham, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire. As well as many outside interests he acts as a non-executive consultant for Barlow Frith Communications, a Buckinghamshire-based Public Relations consultancy.
He married Katherine Grinnell in 1981. They have a son (Sam) and twin daughters (Amy and Lucy).
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Irving |
Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1992–2005 |
Succeeded by Martin Horwood |