Andrew Jones (British politician)

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Andrew Jones
Phil Willis
Majority9,675 (17.0%)
Personal details
Born (1963-11-28) 28 November 1963 (age 60)[1]
Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Websitewebsite

Andrew Hanson Jones (born 28 November 1963) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency in North Yorkshire since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, he has twice served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport and as well as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. He returned to the backbenches in July 2019.

Early life

Born in Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, Jones was privately educated at Bradford Grammar School and the University of Leeds.[2]

Jones worked for 25 years in various sales and marketing roles before becoming an MP.[2] He chaired Conservative think-tank the Bow Group from 1999 to 2000.[3]

He became a member of

Harrogate Borough Council for the High Harrogate ward in 2003.[4] In 2007, he gained more than half of the votes in his ward.[5] He became Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources on the council.[citation needed
]

Jones is a passionate cricket fan and has been a member of Yorkshire County Cricket Club for over twenty years.[3]

Member of Parliament

On 6 May 2010, Jones was elected MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough ending 13 years of Liberal Democrat control. He secured this with a 9.1% swing. Jones had previously unsuccessfully contested the seat in 2001.[6]

Jones made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 22 June 2010.[7]

He served as the

Regulatory Reform Select Committee in 2010.[6]

Jones campaigned to remain in the European Union during the 2016 European Union referendum.[8]

On 8 January 2018, Jones was reshuffled from Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury to Vice Chair for Business Engagement within the Conservative Party HQ.[9]

On 12 November 2018, Jones was reappointed to the

Jo Johnson MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a position he last held in 2017. He was removed from this role in July 2019, and currently has no ministerial responsibilities.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Councillor Andrew Jones MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Andrew Jones". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Conservative Party Website". Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ Andrew Jones at harrogate.gov.uk
  5. ^ "Harrogate Borough Council District Council Election 3 May 2007" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Andrew Jones". Parliament UK. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Capital Gains Tax (Rates)". House of Commons Debates. TheyWorkForYou.com. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. ^ "EU vote: Where the cabinet and other MPs stand". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Harrogate MP Andrew Jones on new business role within government". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Andrew Jones at Gov.uk". Retrieved 30 November 2018.

External links

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Harrogate and Knaresborough
2010–present 		Incumbent
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