Preceded by New constituency Political party Plaid Cymru Education Bangor University Majority 5,018 (25.6%) Alma mater Bangor University Movies Do Not Go Gentle | Preceded by Dafydd Wigley Name Alun Jones Role Welsh Politician | |
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Born 29 October 1949 (age 74)
Brynaman, Wales ( 1949-10-29 ) Books Heritage Tomorrow / Treftadaeth Yfory Parents Gerallt Jones, Elizabeth J. Griffiths Similar People Dafydd Iwan, Huw Ceredig, Emlyn Williams, Saunders Lewis | ||
Siblings Dafydd Iwan, Huw Ceredig Succeeded by Constituency abolished | ||
Wicid interview with alun ffred jones am 20 1 2011
Alun Ffred Jones (born 29 October 1949) is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru. Jones was the National Assembly for Wales Member for Caernarfon 2003–07 and for the newly created Arfon constituency since the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007.
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- Wicid interview with alun ffred jones am 20 1 2011
- Alun ffred jones yn siarad yn seremoni y maer caernarfon
- Background
- Political career
- References
Alun ffred jones yn siarad yn seremoni y maer caernarfon
Background
Jones was born in Brynamman and is the brother of former Plaid Cymru President Dafydd Iwan. He was educated at the University of Wales, Bangor. Before his election, he was a television director and producer for Ffilmiau'r Nant and, before that, was a Welsh teacher and Head of Department and then a journalist with HTV. Jones speaks Welsh, English and French. He enjoys theatre, sports and gardening.
Political career
Jones is the former Leader of Gwynedd County Council, is Chair of Antur Nantlle and chair of Nantlle Vale Football Club. His main political interests are in broadcasting, community development and the economy. On 22 July 2008 he was appointed Minister for Heritage in the Welsh Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition Welsh Assembly Government.
On 20 November 2008, Jones became the first person to use the Welsh language as a representative of the UK government at a European Union meeting in Brussels.