Alun Ffred Jones
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Arfon |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 4 April 2016 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Siân Gwenllian |
| Majority | 5,018 (25.6%) |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Caernarfon |
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In office 1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dafydd Wigley |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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29 October 1949 Brynamman, Wales |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Alma mater | Bangor University |
Alun Ffred Jones (born 29 October 1949) is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru. Jones was the National Assembly for Wales Member for Caernarfon 2003–07 and for the newly created Arfon constituency since the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007.
Jones was born in Brynamman and is the brother of former Plaid Cymru President Dafydd Iwan. He was educated at the University of Wales, Bangor. Before his election, he was a television director and producer for Ffilmiau'r Nant and, before that, was a Welsh teacher and Head of Department and then a journalist with HTV. Jones speaks Welsh, English and French. He enjoys theatre, sports and gardening.
Jones is the former Leader of Gwynedd County Council, is Chair of Antur Nantlle and chair of Nantlle Vale Football Club. His main political interests are in broadcasting, community development and the economy. On 22 July 2008 he was appointed Minister for Heritage in the Welsh Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition Welsh Assembly Government.
On 20 November 2008, Jones became the first person to use the Welsh language as a representative of the UK government at a European Union meeting in Brussels.
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