Jackie Jones

Jacqueline Margarete Jones (born 10 February 1966) is a Welsh politician, barrister, and academic. She served as the Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales from 2019 to 2020. She taught law at Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, and then at Bristol Law School, University of the West of England, where she was Professor of Feminist Legal Studies.

Background In 2019 it was reported that Jackie had lived in Cardiff and Pembrokeshire since 1985.

Academic career Jones has been researching and teaching law for over 20 years, first at Cardiff Law School, Her main teaching and research interests lie in the areas of gender, migration, asylum process, human trafficking, violence against women, all within a human rights perspective.

Jones was previously the Chair of the Wales Assembly of Women and President of the European Women Lawyers Association, Jones also founded the Wales-EU Parliamentary Friendship Group which focused on strengthening Welsh-EU relations and providing a platform for Welsh citizens' rights and interests at the European level post-Brexit.

Jones stood for the Labour Party in Preseli Pembrokeshire at the 2021 Senedd election. She came second with 35% of the vote. At the 2022 UK local elections she was elected to represent the Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward on Cardiff Council.

From 2021 until late 2023, Jones was the chair of Wales for Europe.

In the 2024 general election, Jones contested the Ceredigion Preseli constituency. She placed third, receiving 11.6% of the vote.

Jones stood as a Labour candidate for the Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf constituency for the 2026 Senedd election but was not elected.

Selected works