Helen Mary Jones | |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Llanelli |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011 |
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Preceded by | Catherine Thomas |
Succeeded by | Keith Davies |
Majority | 3,884 (14.1%) |
In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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Preceded by | New Assembly |
Succeeded by | Catherine Thomas |
Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales |
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In office 1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007 |
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Preceded by | Cynog Dafis |
Succeeded by | Nerys Evans |
Personal details | |
Born |
Colchester, England |
29 June 1960
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.