Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham
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The Right Honourable The Lord Jones of Birmingham |
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Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham
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| Minister of State for Trade and Investment | |
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In office 29 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Ian McCartney |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Thomas |
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Digby Marritt Jones 28 October 1955 Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Crossbench |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia, Lady Jones |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Website | www.digbylordjones.com |
Digby Marritt Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham (born 28 October 1955) is a British businessman and politician, who has served as Director General of the CBI (2000–06) and Minister of State for Trade and Investment (2007–08).
In addition to his role as an active crossbencher in the House of Lords he is Chairman of Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Unipart Expert Practices (UEP) Division, Corporate Ambassador to Aon Risk Solutions, Senior Adviser of Babcock International Group plc, Non-executive Chairman of Thatchers Cider Ltd, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Argentex LLP, Chairman of Celixir Limited, Chairman of On-Logistics Ltd, Non-executive Director of Leicester Tigers plc, Senior Adviser to Harvey Nash plc, Non-Executive Chairman of G-Labs Ltd and Chairman of the Board of Governors at Stratford on Avon College.
Born in Birmingham, Jones was educated at Bromsgrove School where he was Head Boy, and read Law at University College London as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy on a University Cadetship, graduating with upper second class honours. After graduation, Jones worked for 20 years at Edge & Ellison, a firm of lawyers based in Birmingham.
Jones was Chairman of the CBI's West Midlands Regional Council and became the first serving regional chairman to be appointed Director-General. He was Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) between 1 January 2000 and 30 June 2006. He was knighted in 2005. He then went on to act as an adviser to Barclays Capital, Ford, Deloitte and JCB. He served as the unpaid UK Skills Envoy from 2006–07.
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