Fay Jones (politician)

Fay Alicia Jones (born 18 January 1985)[1] is a British Conservative politician who is Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon and Radnorshire, first elected at the 2019 general election.

Fay Jones

MP
Jones in 2020
Member of Parliament
for Brecon and Radnorshire
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byJane Dodds
Majority7,131 (17.3%)
Personal details
Born (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985
Cardiff, Wales
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materKing's College London
ProfessionPolitician

Early life and education

Fay Jones was born in Cardiff in 1985.[1] Her father is Gwilym Jones, who at the time of her birth was the Conservative MP for Cardiff North.[2] She studied French at King's College London.[3]

Jones has worked as a researcher for the Prince of Wales,[4] and has worked for the National Farmers' Union[5] and for the public relations firm Grayling. Before the 2019 election she was chair of Public Affairs Cymru, a membership organisation for professionals working in public affairs.[6]

Away from politics, she has been a coxswain with Twickenham Rowing Club, and run a number of half marathons and triathlons for charity. In 2014, she completed the New York Marathon for Prostate Cancer UK – raising over £10,000. [7]

Political career

In politics, Jones worked for the Conservative MEP Jonathan Evans and the Conservative MP David Jones.[8] In 2019 she was a volunteer in Boris Johnson's campaign for leadership of the Conservative Party.[4] She was third on the party-list in Wales for the Conservatives at the 2019 European Parliament election.[9]

Jones was elected as MP for Brecon and Radnorshire in the 2019 general election, beating the Liberal Democrat incumbent Jane Dodds, who had been the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats since 2017. Dodds had won the seat in a by-election in August 2019, which had been triggered by a recall petition after the Conservative MP Chris Davies was convicted for submitting a false expenses claim.[10][11]

References
  1. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019. Glasgow: Times Books. 2020. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
  2. "Fay Jones 'over the moon' to win in Brecon and Radnorshire". Brecon & Radnor Express. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. Mosalski, Ruth (13 December 2019). "The General Election result in Brecon and Radnorshire". walesonline. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. Clements, Laura (15 December 2019). "The three female Welsh MPs who made history at the 2019 General Election". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. "Conservatives select General Election candidate for Brecon and Radnorshire". County Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. "About us". Public Affairs Cymru. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019.
  7. https://www.fayjones.org.uk/about-fay-jones
  8. "Dolphin trainer among first Welsh female Tory MPs". 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. "Who's standing for election in Wales?". 15 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. Mosalski, Ruth (13 December 2019). "The General Election result in Brecon and Radnorshire". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. "General election 2019: Tories re-take Brecon and Radnorshire". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jane Dodds		 Member of Parliament
for Brecon and Radnorshire
2019–present		 Incumbent
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