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David Ian Jones (born 22 March 1952) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd West. He was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on 4 September 2012,〔 following David Cameron's first Cabinet reshuffle, and removed from office in another reshuffle on 14 July 2014.〔("David Jones sacked as Secretary of State for Wales", ''Daily Post'', 14 July 2014 ). Accessed 14 July 2014〕 He is the first Welsh secretary to have served as an Assembly Member, and the first Conservative Welsh Secretary to represent a Welsh constituency since Nicholas Edwards (1979–87). ==Early life== David Jones was born in London to Welsh parents, and is a Welsh speaker.〔(BBC News, "Welsh Secretary David Jones out after cabinet reshuffle", 14 July 2014 ). Accessed 27 November 2015〕 His father was a British Army officer who served in northwest India and later ran pharmacies around the Wrexham area. He was educated at Ruabon Grammar School, University College London – where he was an active member of UCL Conservative Society – and Chester College of Law. He qualified as a solicitor in 1976, and was senior partner of a practice (David Jones & Company) based at Llandudno. As a young solicitor he had worked in Ruthin alongside future Plaid Cymru Deputy Welsh First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones. He also worked in a Bangor practice led by former Labour MP for Conwy, Sir Elwyn Jones. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Jones (Clwyd West MP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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