Ieuan Wyn Jones Politician

Ieuan Wyn Jones (born 22 May 1949) is a Welsh politician who was the Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government from 2007 to 2011. He was the Member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Ynys Môn constituency from 1999 to 2013, and he was also leader of Plaid Cymru from 2000 to 2012. Jones served as Member of Parliament for Ynys Môn constituency from 1987 to 2001, when he retired to focus on his work in the Welsh Assembly. In 2007, Jones was named Wales' "Politician of the Year" by the BBC Wales am.pm programme. He resigned from the Welsh Assembly on 20 June 2013.

Personal facts

Ieuan Wyn Jones
Birth dateMay 22, 1949
Birth place
Denbigh , Wales , Denbighshire (historic)
Nationality
Wales
Education
Liverpool John Moores University
University of London

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Politician

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office
Member of Parliament
for Ynys Môn
National Assembly for WalesWelsh
Leader of Plaid Cymru
party
Plaid Cymru
region
Ynys Môn (Assembly constituency)
successor
Rhun ap Iorwerth

Ieuan Wyn Jones on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ieuanwynjones.plaidcymru.org