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David Jones

Conservative Secretary of State Cabinet Left Parliament Wikipedia ↗
Born
1952
London
School
Ruabon Grammar School
State grammar
University
University College London
In office
5.1 years
Longer than 66% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation

In government

TM
Appointed by Theresa May
1 post · 2016–2017
  • Minister of State, DExEU
    Minister of State 2016/07 – 2017/06
DC
Appointed by David Cameron
2 posts · 2010–2014
  • Cabinet Secretary of State 2012/09 – 2014/07
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wal
    Under-Secretary 2010/05 – 2012/09

Career

Before Parliament 1

Undated
Solicitor
Law (barrister, solicitor)

Voting record

1,535
votes since 2016
27
votes against their own party, 1.8% of 1,514 whipped votes
0
rebellions as a minister, from 113 votes
21
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
David Jones1.8%
Typical Conservative0.3%
Typical Labour0.1%
Whipped votes by year
With their partyAgainst
Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst

Votes against their party latest 15

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

1
government bills put forward as a minister
1
of them became law

Government bills 1

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.