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Glyndwr Jones

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Glyndwr Cennydd Jones (born March 1969) is a Welsh politician.

Glyndwr Cennydd Jones stood twice for Plaid Cymru in the constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney during the period of the party’s Welsh Assembly coalition with Labour—specifically in the National Assembly for Wales Election 2007[1] and the Westminster General Election 2010[2]—campaigning with political veterans such as Ieuan Wyn Jones, Dafydd Wigley,[3] Emrys Roberts and Ron Davies.[4] He also sat on the party’s National Council during this time.

In the Plaid leadership election of early 2012, he was a supporter of Elin Jones AM,[5] after which he has concentrated on his professional career.

He is presently Director of a UK-wide educational charity in the arts based in London.[6] He previously held a senior position at an international examinations board and was awarded Honorary Membership of Trinity College London in 2010.[7]

Glyndwr is an advocate for greater cross-party consensus in Wales.

He is the son of Gwynoro Jones,[8][9] the former Welsh Labour and SDP politician.

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