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Helen Mary Jones

Helen Mary Jones
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Llanelli
In office
3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by Catherine Thomas
Succeeded by Keith Davies
Majority 3,884 (14.1%)
In office
6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Preceded by New Assembly
Succeeded by Catherine Thomas
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Mid and West Wales
In office
1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007
Preceded by Cynog Dafis
Succeeded by Nerys Evans
Personal details
Born (1960-06-29) 29 June 1960 (age 56)
Colchester, England
Nationality Welsh
Political party Plaid Cymru
Alma mater Aberystwyth University

Helen Mary Jones (born 29 June 1960) is a Plaid Cymru politician, who was a member of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2011.

Jones was born in Colchester, Essex. She was educated at Colchester County High School for Girls, Llanfair Caereinion High School in Powys and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. She has taught in the special education field and has held various positions in youth, community and social work.

She is a member of Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales. Her political interests include environmental issues, social justice, equal opportunities, children's rights and employment.

She unsuccessfully contested the 1992 general election in Islwyn against the then leader of the Labour Party, Neil Kinnock, and the 1997 general election in Montgomeryshire. In 1999 she was elected to the new National Assembly for Wales for the constituency of Llanelli. Prior to being elected as AM for Llanelli she was Senior Development Manager with the Equal Opportunities Commission in Wales.

She was Shadow Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, and a member of the Education and Lifelong Learning Committee, the Equality of Opportunity Committee, the South West Wales Regional Committee and also a member of the Voluntary Sector Partnership during the first term of the National Assembly.


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