Kevan Jones
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| Kevan Jones MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for North Durham |
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| Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Giles Radice |
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| Born | 25 April 1964 Nottinghamshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Maine |
Kevan David Jones MP (born 25 April 1964) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is currently Labour Member of Parliament for the North Durham constituency, which includes the towns of Chester-le-Street and Stanley and was first elected in 2001.
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[edit] Early life
Kevan Jones was born in Nottinghamshire and is the son of a coal miner. He went to the comprehensive Portland School on Sparken Hill in Worksop. He attended the University of Southern Maine in the U.S., although his Who's Who entry lists no qualification obtained by that attendance. He claims later to have gained a postgraduate qualification at Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University), although Who's Who says that it is a BA (Hons) in Government & Public Policy. Before being elected as an MP, he had been a Newcastle-upon-Tyne councillor from 1990 - March 2001 where he was Chairman of the Development Committee, and an elected political and legal officer of the GMB Union.
[edit] Parliamentary career
He is a member of the influential Defence Select Committee, and also a member of the Labour Party's Parliamentary Committee. His Private Member's Bill, the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004, successfully passed Parliament, and came into force in December 2004. The Act makes it illegal for large shops to open on Christmas day.
Kevan Jones held on to his 'safe' North Durham seat in the 2005 general election, with a majority of 16,781. He polled 64.1% of the vote.
[edit] Labour Party career
A prominent backbencher, Kevan Jones has described himself as 'not overtly' New Labour. His voting record has very tightly followed the party line.
In September 2006 he was one of a number of supporters of the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, who signed a letter calling on Tony Blair to resign as Prime Minister.
In May 2007 he supported the nomination of Harriet Harman MP, who went on to win the contest, in the elections for a new Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
[edit] Personal life
Kevan Jones is unmarried, and has no children.
He is a cigar smoker, and his hobbies include golf and photography.
[edit] External links
- Kevan Jones MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Kevan Jones MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Kevan Jones MP
- Voting record at the Public Whip
- BBC Politics page
