Alec Jones

Trevor Alec Jones (12 August 1924 – 20 March 1983) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda West from 1967 to 1974 and Rhondda from 1974 until his death in 1983. He held ministerial positions in the governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security (1974–1975) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (1975–1979). Following Labour's defeat in the 1979 general election, he became Principal Opposition spokesman on Welsh affairs and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales until his death.

Early life and education Jones was born on 12 August 1924 in Clydach Vale, Rhondda, the son of Alexander (Alec) Jones. Having served as Thomas's political agent, Jones was selected as the Labour candidate for the resulting by-election. During his parliamentary career, Jones established one of the safest Labour seats in Britain, achieving a majority of more than 38,000 votes in the 1979 general election. Jones was cremated at Glyntaff Crematorium.