Caroline Jones AM |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales West Region |
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Assumed office 5 May 2016 |
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Born | 1 April 1955 |
Nationality | British |
Political party |
Conservative Party (until 2014) UK Independence Party |
Alma mater | Glamorgan College of Education |
Caroline Yvonne Jones (born 1 April 1955) is a Welsh politician who has been a UK Independence Party Member of the National Assembly for Wales for South Wales West since the National Assembly for Wales election, 2016.
She was educated at Y Pant School and Glamorgan College of Education.
Like many within UKIP, Jones originally stood for the Conservative Party. She stood for South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner and later defected to UKIP, by 2015 standing for them in the General Election for the constituency of Bridgend.
Jones voted for Neil Hamilton to be leader of UKIP in the Welsh Assembly.
After Nigel Farage declared his intention to stand down she wrote a letter along with other members of the assembly urging Paul Nuttall to stand in the first UK Independence Party leadership election, 2016.
Jones is a member of the Assembly's Health, Social Care and Sport committee.