Alun Ffred Jones

For other people named Alun Jones, see Alun Jones (disambiguation).

Alun Ffred Jones AM


Member of the Welsh Assembly for Arfon
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2007
Preceded by	New constituency
Majority	5,018 (25.6%)
Member of the Welsh Assembly for Caernarfon
In office 1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007
Preceded by	Dafydd Wigley
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-29) 29 October 1949 Brynamman, Wales
Political party	Plaid Cymru
Alma mater	Bangor University

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.

Background

Jones was born in Brynamman and is the brother of former Plaid Cymru President Dafydd Iwan.^[1] He was educated in 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 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

↑ News Caernarfon Online
↑ "Alun Ffred Jones is new Heritage Minister". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
↑ North Wales Chronicle

External links

Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by Dafydd Wigley	Assembly Member for Caernarfon 2003 – 2007	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Assembly Member for Arfon 2007–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Elin Jones	Shadow Economic Development Minister 2006–2007	Succeeded by David Melding
Preceded by Rhodri Glyn Thomas	Minister for Heritage 22 July 2008–2011	Succeeded by job restructured

Current members of the National Assembly for Wales

As of the 4th Assembly

Labour (30)	Leighton Andrews Mick Antoniw (Rosemary Butler) Christine Chapman Jeffrey Cuthbert Alun Davies Keith Davies Mark Drakeford Carwyn Jones † Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething Janice Gregory John Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Edwina Hart Mike Hedges Jane Hutt Julie James Ann Jones Huw Lewis Sandy Mewies Julie Morgan Lynne Neagle Gwyn R Price Jenny Rathbone David Rees Carl Sargeant Ken Skates Gwenda Thomas Joyce Watson

Conservatives (14)	Mohammad Asghar Angela Burns Andrew R. T. Davies † Paul Davies Suzy Davies Janet Finch-Saunders Russell George William Graham Janet Haworth Altaf Hussain Mark Isherwood David Melding Darren Millar Nick Ramsay

Plaid Cymru (11)	Jocelyn Davies Dafydd Elis-Thomas Llŷr Huws Gruffydd Bethan Jenkins Alun Ffred Jones Elin Jones Rhodri Glyn Thomas Leanne Wood† Rhun ap Iorwerth Simon Thomas Lindsay Whittle

Liberal Democrats (5)	Peter Black Eluned Parrott William Powell Aled Roberts Kirsty Williams †

Presiding Officer: Rosemary Butler † = Party leaders

Plaid Cymru

Leadership

Leaders	Ieuan Wyn Jones (2006–2012) Leanne Wood (2012–present)

Assembly Group Leaders party leader since 2006	Dafydd Wigley (1999–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–2012) Leanne Wood (2012–present)

Presidents party leader pre-2003 abolished 2013	Lewis Valentine (1925–1926) Saunders Lewis (1926–1939) John Edward Daniel (1939–1943) Abi Williams (1943–1945) Gwynfor Evans (1945–1981) Dafydd Wigley (1981–1984) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1984–1991) Dafydd Wigley (1991–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–2003) Dafydd Iwan (2003–2010) Jill Evans (2010–2013)

Vice-Presidents abolished 2013	Saunders Lewis (1925–1926) John Edward Daniel (1931–1939) Gwynfor Evans (1943–1945) Waldo Williams R. E. Holland W. R. P. George R. Tudur Jones (1957–1962) Wynne Samuel (1962–1964) Chris Rees (1964–1966) Edward Millward (1966–1968) Phil Williams (1968–1970) Robyn Lewis (1970–1976) Phil Williams (1976–1978) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1979–1981) Phil Williams (1982–1984) Dafydd Iwan (1984–2003) Jill Evans (2003–2010) Chris Franks (2010–2013)

Chairs	Chris Rees (1966–1970) Phil Williams (1970–1976) Eurfyl ap Gwilym (1976–1980) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1980–1982) Dafydd Iwan (1982–1984) Syd Morgan (1984–1990) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1990–1992) John Dixon (1992–1994) Jillian Evans (1994–1996) Marc Phillips (1996–2000) Elin Jones (2000–2002) John Dixon (2002–2010) Gwenllian Lansdown (2010–2011) Rhuanedd Richards (2011–2012) Helen Mary Jones (2012–2013) Dafydd Trystan Davies (2013–present)

Honorary Presidents	Gwynfor Evans (1982–2005) Dafydd Wigley (2005–present)

Parliamentarians

Members of the European Parliament

Eurig Wyn (1999–2004)
Jillian Evans (1999–)

Members of the Welsh Assembly

Members of the UK Parliament

Members of Parliament

Former	Cynog Dafis (1992–2000) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1974–1992) Gwynfor Evans (1966–70, 74–79) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1987–2001) Elfyn Llwyd (1992–2015) Adam Price (2001–2010) Simon Thomas (2000–2005) Dafydd Wigley (1974–2001)

Current	Edwards Saville-Roberts Williams

Lords

History of Plaid Cymru

Founders

Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru (The Welsh Home Rule Army)	Moses Gruffydd Huw Robert Jones Lewis Valentine

Y Mudiad Cymreig (The Welsh Movement)	Fred Jones Saunders Lewis David Edmund Williams

Others	Ambrose Bebb David James Davies David John Williams

Related organisations

Cymru X

Category
Website

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 83647293 ISNI: 0000 0000 5798 6895

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