National Assembly for Wales

Assembly Member Biographies

Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones AC/AM

Aberconwy

Plaid Cymru

Chair of the Enterprise and Learning Committee

Biography

Gareth Jones was born in Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1939 and lives in Llandudno.

A teacher and education consultant, Gareth graduated with a BA in Geography from the University of Wales, Swansea and was for many years headteacher of Llandudno’s largest secondary school, Ysgol John Bright.

In 2007 Gareth was elected to represent the new constituency of Aberconwy and is also now Chair of the Enterprise and Learning Committee.

Prior to his re-election, Gareth was Leader of the Plaid Cymru Group and Deputy Leader of Conwy County Borough Council. After over a decade, he stood down from his County Council seat in 2008 but was successfully elected to represent the same Craig y Don Ward on Llandudno Town Council.

Gareth has held several posts within Plaid Cymru and between 1999 and 2003 he was the first Assembly Member forConwy, spokesperson and Shadow Minister for Education, and Chair of the Education Committee.

His political interests include social justice, the Welsh language and education.

Hobbies include reading and walking.

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Contact details

e-mail: gareth.jones8@wales.gov.uk

Gareth Jones AM Office
16 Heol yr Orsaf
LLANRWST
LL26 0EP
01492 642014

Aberconwy Constituency office:

16 Station Road
Llanrwst
LL26 0EP
(01492 642014 / 07725 498163)

Press enquiries to:

23 Tyldesley House
48 Clarence Road
Craig y Don
LLANDUDNO
LL30 1TW

( 01492 876850 / 07818 204115 )

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2007 Election Results

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Gareth Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

7983

38.6

Dylan Jones-Evans Welsh Conservative Party

6290

30.4

Denise Idris Jones Labour Party

4508

21.8

Euron Hughes Welsh Liberal Democrats

1918

9.3