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Alex Davies-Jones
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding
Assumed office
27 November 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byJess Phillips
Shadow Minister for Tech and Digital Economy[a]
In office
4 December 2021 – 27 November 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byChris Evans
Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland
In office
26 February 2021 – 4 December 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byKarin Smyth
Succeeded byTonia Antoniazzi
Member of Parliament
for Pontypridd
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byOwen Smith
Majority5,890 (15.1%)
Personal details
Born
Alexandra Davies-Jones

(1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35)
Tonyrefail, Wales
Political partyLabour
Children3
Alma materCardiff University
WebsiteOfficial website

Alexandra Davies-Jones (born 5 April 1989) is a Welsh politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2019.[1][2] A member of the Labour Party, she is Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding.[3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Alexandra Davies was born on 5 April 1989 in Church Village. She is the daughter of a miner, stating that she was "brought up on the values of socialism". She attended Tonyrefail Primary School, Tonyrefail Comprehensive School and graduated from Cardiff University with a joint honours degree in Law and Politics.[5]

Political career[edit]

Davies-Jones was a youth representative for the Labour Party, Co-operative Party, and the trade union Unite the Union.[6]

She began her career a researcher in the House of Commons and the National Assembly for Wales. Davies-Jones was a Regional Development Consultant for the Electoral Reform Society from 2010 to 2011.[2] She then worked as a communications and press officer for Wales and the West Midlands at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors from 2013 to 2015. She worked for the non-profit Dwr Cymru Welsh Water as a regional communications director and then a community engagement manager from 2015 to 2019.[5]

Davies-Jones was elected as a councillor for Tonyrefail Community Council in 2012, at the age of 23, and for Rhondda Cynon Taf Council in 2017.[7]

Parliamentary career[edit]

At the 2019 general election, Davies-Jones was elected to Parliament as MP for Pontypridd with 44.5% of the vote and a majority of 5,890.[8][9][10]

In February 2023 following on investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Davies-Jones was found to have breached the Code of Conduct for Members in relation to asking a parliamentary question about the British Council.[11] She had taken part in a British Council funded trip to Japan the previous autumn. Davies-Jones apologised and following the report's determination that the breach was "minor and inadvertent", the Commons Select Committee on Standards took no further action.[12]

Davies-Jones is a member of Labour Friends of Israel and was part of a delegation to the country in February 2023.[13][14]

Personal life[edit]

Davies-Jones has two stepsons, Blake and Kieran, and a son, Sullivan, with her husband, Andrew, whom she married in 2014.[15][2] In January 2021, Davies-Jones talked to BBC News about her experiences of cervical cancer.[16]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Shadow Minister for Tech, Gambling and Digital Economy (2021–23). Stephanie Peacock assumed responsibilities for Gambling.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pontypridd parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Davies-Jones, Alexandra Mary". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293980. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Career for Alex Davies-Jones". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Meet our Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b Mosalski, Ruth (10 November 2019). "The General Election 2019 candidates standing in Pontypridd". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home: The House. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Cllr. DAVIES-JONES Alexandra". Rhondda Cynon Taf. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Statements of Persons Nominated". Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Pontypridd Parliamentary constituency". Election 2019 Results. BBC. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Election-Results/General-Election-2019". Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones apologises for 'minor' lobbying rules breach". 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  12. ^ Brawn, Steph (24 January 2023). "Front bench Labour MP under investigation for potential lobbying rules breach". The National. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  13. ^ "LFI Parliamentary Supporters". Labour Friends of Israel. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  14. ^ Bloch, Ben (10 February 2023). "'Israel can rely on Labour' declares MP on week-long trip to Jewish state". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  15. ^ Mosalski, Ruth (22 December 2019). "The girl who went from working in a bowling alley to being MP for her hometown". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Alex Davies-Jones MP 'lost most of cervix after delaying smear'". BBC News. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

External links[edit]

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