Helen Jones
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Helen Jones MP |
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Helen Jones at Portcullis House 2015
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| Chairman of the Petitions Committee | |
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Assumed office 17 June 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Newly Created |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Claire Ward |
| Succeeded by | Mark Francois |
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Member of Parliament for Warrington North |
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Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Hoyle |
| Majority | 8,923 (19.6%) |
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24 December 1954 Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Vobe |
| Alma mater | University College London, University of Liverpool |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Helen Mary Jones (born 24 December 1954) is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington North since 1997. Andrew Roth, writing for The Guardian, described her as an: "intelligent, battle hardened leftwing solicitor built into the Labour machine". She was Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 2009 to 2010.
Jones was born and brought up in Chester, the daughter of Robert Edward Jones and Mary Scanlan.
Jones was educated at St Werburgh's Primary School and Ursuline Convent in Chester. She graduated with a BA from University College London and a MEd from the University of Liverpool. She also holds qualifications from the former Chester College and Manchester Metropolitan University.
Before entering Parliament, Jones had an established political career as a local councillor, serving on Chester City Council from 1984 to 1991. She was unsuccessful in her initial attempts to move beyond local government, contesting the Lancashire Central constituency at the 1984 European Parliament election, and North Shropshire and Ellesmere Port and Neston at the 1983 and 1987 general elections.
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