Caroline Jones (politician)
Caroline Jones | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales West Region | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative Party (until 2014) UK Independence Party |
| Alma mater | Glamorgan College of Education |
Caroline Yvonne Jones (born 1 April 1955) is a Welsh politician who has been a UK Independence Party Member of the National Assembly for Wales for South Wales West since the National Assembly for Wales election, 2016.[1]
Education
She was educated at Y Pant School and Glamorgan College of Education.[2]
Political career
Like many within UKIP, Jones originally stood for the Conservative Party. She stood for South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner[3] and later defected to UKIP, by 2015 standing for them in the General Election for the constituency of Bridgend.[4]
Jones voted for Neil Hamilton to be leader of UKIP in the Welsh Assembly.
After Nigel Farage declared his intention to stand down she wrote a letter along with other members of the assembly urging Paul Nuttall to stand in the first UK Independence Party leadership election, 2016.
Jones is a member of the Assembly's Health, Social Care and Sport committee.[5]
References
- ^ "Welsh Election 2016: Labour just short as UKIP wins seats". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ ‘JONES, Caroline Yvonne’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
- ^ "Welsh Secretary David Jones cornered by teenager over housing benefit cuts". Wales Online. WalesOnline. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Election 2015 results: Bridgend". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ http://www.senedd.assembly.wales/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=448
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