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| Member of Parliament for Cheltenham | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Irving |
| Succeeded by | Martin Horwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-03-30) March 30, 1948 (age 76) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse | Katherine Grinnell |
Nigel David Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (born 30 March 1948 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire ) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life
He went to Prince Henry's Grammar School (now the comprehensive Prince Henry's High School) on Victoria Avenue in Evesham. He was a computer operator for Westminster Bank from 1965-7, and a computer programmer at International Computers Limited (ICL) from 1967-70. He worked as a systems analyst at Vehicle and General Insurance from 1970-1, a systems programmer at Atkins Computing in 1971, and then rejoined ICL as a project manager from 1971-92.
Parliamentary career
Jones was a Gloucestershire County Councillor from 1989 until being elected Member of Parliament for Cheltenham in 1992, having previously contested the seat at the 1979 general election), winning the seat from the Conservative Party. He held the seat until standing down at the 2005 general election.
Attacked
On January 28, 2000, deranged constituent Robert Ashman attacked Jones and his assistant, local councillor Andrew Pennington, with a samurai sword. Pennington was killed, and Jones was severely injured. Jones had written a character reference for Ashman when Ashman was nearly jailed after breaking the ribs of a tax collector in 1992. Ashman threatened a burglar with a penknife two years later, and had subsequently appeared on the Kilroy chat show to urge others to take the law into their own hands. He was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted murder. Though he had been detained at Broadmoor Hospital while awaiting trial, and despite the 'grave reservations' of the judge, he was sent to Kneesworth House medium-secure hospital after conviction. Pennington was posthumously awarded the George Medal for his attempts to protect Jones.
Peerage
On 13 May 2005 it was announced that Nigel Jones would be created a life peer, and he was subsequently elevated to the peerage on 20 June 2005 as Baron Jones of Cheltenham, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire. As well as many outside interests he acts as a non-executive consultant for Barlow Frith Communications, a Buckinghamshire-based Public Relations consultancy.
Personal life
He married Katherine Grinnell in 1981. They have a son (Sam) and twin daughters (Amy and Lucy).
References
- GRO REgister of Births: JUN 1948 7b 482 CHELTENHAM - Nigel D. Jones, mmn = Hughes
External links
- Lord Jones of Cheltenham profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Cheltenham Liberal Democrats
- Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - Nigel Jones
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Nigel Jones
- The Public Whip - Nigel Jones voting record
- BBC News - Nigel Jones profile 10 February 2005
- PR consultancy.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byCharles Irving | Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1992–2005 |
Succeeded byMartin Horwood |