Glyndwr Jones

Glyndwr Cennydd Jones (born 19 March 1969) is a chief executive officer, education professional and Welsh politician.

Glyndwr Cennydd Jones is presently Director of a UK-wide industry body for institutions delivering training, education and assessment in dance, drama and musical theatre, a position he has held since September 2012. He previously had a senior role at an international awarding organisation for over 11 years and was awarded Honorary Membership of Trinity College London in 2010 for outstanding services in the field of academic quality assurance and government accreditation globally. He is also an accomplished jazz guitarist and main author of the publication Graded Exams: The Definitive Guide.

Glyndwr is the son of Gwynoro Jones, the former Labour and SDP politician, and stood 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 and the Westminster General Election 2010—campaigning with political veterans such as Ieuan Wyn Jones (former Deputy First Minister of Wales), Lord Dafydd Wigley and Ron Davies (former Secretary of State for Wales). He also sat on the party’s National Council during this time and supported the Assembly’s now Presiding Officer, Elin Jones AM, in the leadership election of early 2012, after which he has pursued his professional career. Glyndwr is an advocate for greater cross-party consensus in Wales.