Helen Jones
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| Helen Jones MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Warrington North | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Hoyle |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
| Born | 24 December 1954 Chester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Helen Mary Jones (born 24 December, 1954, Chester, England) is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Warrington North.
Jones was first elected at the 1997 General Election and was re-elected in 2001 and 2005. She is described as an "intelligent, battle hardened leftwing solicitor built into the Labour machine"[1] As of the 28 June 2007, Helen will be Paliamentary Private Secretary to Dawn Primarolo, who is Minister of State for Public Health.
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[edit] Early life
Jones was educated at St Werburgh's Primary School on Lightfoot Street and Ursuline Convent in Chester. She graduated with a BA from University College London and a MEd from the University of Liverpool. She also holds qualifications from the former Chester College and Manchester Metropolitan University.
Before entering Parliament, Jones had an established political career as a local councillor, serving on Chester City Council from 1984-1991. She was unsuccessful in her initial attempts to move beyond local government, contesting the Lancashire Central constituency at the 1984 European Parliament election, and North Shropshire and Ellesmere Port and Neston at the 1983 and 1987 general elections.
Alongside her political career, Jones has been employed as an English teacher, a solicitor, a children's entertainer, a development officer with the mental health charity MIND and a justice and peace officer with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Jones has occasionally been confused with another prominent Helen Mary Jones (born 1973, and also by coincidence a convent-school educated Catholic from the North of England). This second Helen Mary Jones was active in the Labour Party in Cambridge and Islington during the 1990s, and has since changed her name through marriage; it is not known whether or not the two Helen Mary Joneses have met.
[edit] Parliamentary career
Jones served as a member of the House of Commons select committees on Catering (1997-98), Public Administration (1998-2000) and Education and Employment (1999-2001 and 2003-). She also served on the Standing Orders Committee (1999-) and the Unopposed Bills (Panel) (1999-). She was also a member of Labour Party backbench committees on Home Affairs (2002-), Education and Employment (1997-2001), Health (1997-2001) and International Development (1997-2001). She served on the all-party groups on Child Abduction (1999-2002) and CAFOD (2003-).
[edit] Personal life
She married Michael Vobe on July 23 1988 in Cheshire. They have a son, Christopher. (born June 1989).
[edit] External links
- ePolitix - Helen Jones official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Helen Jones MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Helen Jones MP
- BBC Politics page
[edit] News items
[edit] References
- ^ Ask Aristotle: Helen Jones. The Guardian. Retrieved on 31st May 2007.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Doug Hoyle | Member of Parliament for Warrington North 1997 – present | Incumbent |
