Jon Owen Jones

Jonathan Owen Jones (born 19 April 1954) is a Welsh politician. He was the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central from 1992 to 2005. He was then an unsuccessful candidate for Change UK in Wales at the 2019 European Parliament election.

For the Welsh actor, see John Owen-Jones.

Jon Owen Jones
Member of Parliament
for Cardiff Central
In office
9 April 1992 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byIan Grist
Succeeded byJenny Willott
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office
29 July 1998[1] – 29 July 1999
Alongside Peter Hain
Preceded byWin Griffiths[2]
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
6 May 1997 – 28 July 1998
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byPatrick McLoughlin
Succeeded byDavid Jamieson
Personal details
Born (1954-04-19) 19 April 1954
Maerdy
NationalityBritish
Political partyChange UK
Other political
affiliations		Labour Co-operative (until 2019)
Spouse(s)Allison Owen Jones
ChildrenRhys Jones, Owen Jones, Bronwen Jones
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia, Cardiff University

Early life

Jon Owen Jones was born in Maerdy. He attended the Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen school on Glyndwr Avenue in Rhydyfelin (it moved to Main Road in Church Village in 2006), Pontypridd. He studied at the University of East Anglia, gaining a BSc in Ecology in 1975. In 1976 he went to University College of Wales, Cardiff, gaining a PGCE. Jones was a teacher before entering Parliament, teaching biology and science in comprehensive schools from 1977–1992. He was president of Caerphilly NUT in 1983, then Mid Glamorgan NUT in 1984. He was a councillor for the Adamsdown ward on Cardiff City Council from 1987–1992.

Parliamentary career

Jones was the Labour and Co-operative MP for the Cardiff Central constituency from 1992 to 2005. He was a whip from 1993–1998, then a junior minister at the Welsh Office until 1999. He won his seat again in 2001 with a majority of 659. He lost his seat at the 2005 general election to Jenny Willott of the Liberal Democrats.

As part of the investigation into United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal, Jones was found to have over claimed £513.10.[3]

Post-parliament

He chaired the Forestry Commission's National Committee for Wales until April 2013, when its duties were subsumed by Natural Resources Wales, with Jones snubbed from the NRW board by Welsh Labour Environment Minister John Griffiths.[4]

In April 2019, It was announced that he would be the lead candidate for Change UK in Wales in the 2019 European Elections.[5] He was not elected.

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References
  1. http://researchbriefings.intranet.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06065%5B%5D
  2. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04657.pdf
  3. "Expenses: MPs with outstanding balances". Politics.co.uk. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. Shipton, Martin (25 October 2012). "Jon Owen Jones kept off the board of Natural Resources Wales". walesonline.
  5. "Former Labour MP and minister named as ChangeUK candidate in Wales Euro election". ITV News. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

Offices Held
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ian Grist		 Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central
1992–2005		 Succeeded by
Jenny Willott
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