Marc Jones (police commissioner)

Marc Stuart Jones is a British politician, and the current Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire, representing the Conservative Party.

Marc Jones
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Assumed office
5 May 2016
Preceded byAlan Hardwick
Personal details
Born1972
Grimsby
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Rachel Jones

He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016, succeeding the previous incumbent, Alan Hardwick.[1] Following his election Jones chose Stuart Tweedale as his deputy, but Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Panel did not endorse the appointment, since they felt Tweedale "did not demonstrate an understanding of the principle of personal independence required to undertake the role".[2] Jones announced on 8 June 2016 that he would appoint Tweedale to the post despite the Panel's opposition.[3]

Before his election as Police and Crime Commissioner, Jones had been deputy leader of the City of Lincoln Council, and then a member of Lincolnshire County Council.[4] He also stood as the Conservative candidate for the Great Grimsby constituency in the 2015 general election finishing second with 8,874 votes (26%).[5]

Marc is the author of a book about the history of the fishing industry in Grimsby.[6]

References
  1. "Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. Fletcher, Nicholas (8 June 2016). "Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones to appoint deputy - despite failing to win panel backing". Lincolnshire Echo. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. "New deputy police commissioner appointed despite opposition". Grimsby Telegraph. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. Hall, Christopher James (12 October 2015). "Marc Jones is Conservatives' choice to stand for Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner post". Lincolnshire Echo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. "UKIP charge falls flat in Grimsby as candidate comes third". BBC News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. "The Grimsby Fisher Lads: The story of the Humber fishing apprenctices eBook: Marc Jones: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store". www.amazon.co.uk.


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