Kevan Jones
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Kevan Jones MP |
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Jones in 2015
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| Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 6 January 2016 |
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| Leader |
Harriet Harman Ed Miliband Harriet Harman Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Andrew Robathan |
| Succeeded by | Kate Hollern |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence | |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Derek Twigg |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Robathan |
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Member of Parliament for North Durham |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Giles Radice |
| Majority | 12,076 (29.5%) |
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25 April 1964 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence | Sacriston |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Maine, Newcastle Polytechnic |
| Website | www.kevanjonesmp.org.uk |
Kevan David Jones (born 25 April 1964) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham since 2001. He resigned as a shadow defence minister in January 2016 in protest against a front bench reshuffle by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Jones was born in Nottinghamshire and is the son of a coal miner. He attended Portland Comprehensive School in Worksop and Newcastle Polytechnic and the University of Southern Maine, gaining a BA (Hons) in Government and Public Policy. Before becoming an MP, he was a Newcastle upon Tyne councillor from 1990 to 2001 and Chairman of the Development Committee as well as an elected officer of the GMB Union.
Jones was first elected as MP for North Durham in 2001 with a majority of 18,681. After becoming member of Parliament, Jones became a member of the influential Defence Select Committee, and also a member of the Labour Party's Parliamentary Committee. His Private Member's Bill, the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004, successfully passed Parliament, and came into force in December 2004. The Act makes it illegal for large shops to open on Christmas Day.
He was re-elected to the North Durham seat in the 2005 general election, with a majority of 16,781. He polled 64.1% of the vote. His campaigning on behalf of people who had coal health compensation payments deducted by unscrupulous claims handlers influenced the Compensation Act 2006
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