Alec Jones

Alec Jones
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office 14 June 1979 – 20 March 1983
Leader	James Callaghan Michael Foot
Preceded by	John Morris
Succeeded by	Denzil Davies
Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office 12 June 1975 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	Ted Rowlands
Succeeded by	Michael Roberts
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security
In office 18 October 1974 – 12 June 1975
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Robert Brown
Succeeded by	Michael Meacher
Member of Parliament for Rhondda Rhondda West (1967–1974)
In office 9 March 1967 – 20 March 1983
Preceded by	Iorwerth Rhys Thomas
Succeeded by	Allan Rogers
Personal details
Born	(1924-08-12)12 August 1924
Died
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

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

Jones was Member of Parliament for Rhondda West from the Rhondda West by-election, 1967 until the constituency was abolished in 1974, and for Rhondda from 1974 until he died in office shortly before the 1983 general election at the age of 58. He was a junior minister for Social Security from 1974 to 1975 and for Wales from 1975 to 1979.

References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alec Jones

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Iorwerth Rhys Thomas	Member of Parliament for Rhondda West 1967–February 1974	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Rhondda February 1974–1983	Succeeded by Allan Rogers