About Jon Owen Jones
Born 1954. Jon Owen Jones is a British politician.
Jonathan Owen Jones (born 19 April 1954 ) is a Welsh politician. He was the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central from 1992 to 2005. He was then an unsuccessful candidate for Change UK in Wales at the 2019 European Parliament election.
Early life Jon Owen Jones was born in Maerdy. He attended the Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen school on Glyndwr Avenue in Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd.
Post-parliament He chaired the Forestry Commission's National Committee for Wales until April 2013, when its duties were subsumed by Natural Resources Wales, with Jones snubbed from the NRW board by Welsh Labour Environment Minister John Griffiths.
In April 2019, It was announced that he would be the lead candidate for Change UK in Wales in the 2019 European Elections. He was not elected.
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