Alec Jones

Trevor Alec Jones (12 August 1924 – 20 March 1983) was a British Labour Party politician.

Not to be confused with Alex Jones.

The Right Honourable
Alec Jones
MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office
14 June 1979 – 20 March 1983
LeaderJames Callaghan
Michael Foot
Preceded byJohn Morris
Succeeded byDenzil Davies
Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office
12 June 1975 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
James Callaghan
Preceded byTed Rowlands
Succeeded byMichael Roberts
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security
In office
18 October 1974 – 12 June 1975
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byRobert Brown
Succeeded byMichael Meacher
Member of Parliament for Rhondda
Rhondda West (1967–1974)
In office
9 March 1967 – 20 March 1983
Preceded byIorwerth Rhys Thomas
Succeeded byAllan Rogers
Personal details
Born(1924-08-12)12 August 1924
Died20 March 1983(1983-03-20) (aged 58)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

Jones was born in Clydach Vale and educated at Rhondda Boys' Grammar School. After obtaining a teaching qualification at Bangor Normal College, he taught from 1947 until 1967, when the death of the local MP, Iorwerth Thomas, whose political agent Jones had been, created a vacancy which resulted in his own selection.[1]

Jones was Member of Parliament for Rhondda West from the 1967 Rhondda West by-election until the constituency was abolished in 1974, and for Rhondda from 1974 until he died in office shortly before the 1983 general election. He was a junior minister for Social Security from 1974 to 1975 and for Wales from 1975 to 1979.

Jones had suffered from a heart condition for some years prior to his death at the age of 58, which occurred at his home in Tonypandy.[1]

References
  1. Jones, John Graham. "JONES, TREVOR ALEC (1924-1983), Labour politician". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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