Gareth Jones (politician)
Gareth Jones OBE (born May 14 1939) is a Welsh politician. He is currently the member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Aberconwy constituency, as well as the cabinet member for finance and resources and leader of the Plaid Cymru party group on Conwy County Borough Council.
Gareth Jones was born in Blaenau Ffestiniog but now lives in Craig-y-Don, a suburb of Llandudno. A former headmaster of Ysgol John Bright, Llandudno's secondary school, he graduated with a B.A. from the University of Wales, Swansea.
Between 1999 and 2003, Jones was a member of the National Assembly for Wales for the then constituency of Conwy and was Shadow Minister for Education. In the 2003 general election, he narrowly lost his seat (by 72 to votes) to Labour's Denise Idris Jones amid allegations of electoral fraud by Royal Mail. In 2007 he defeated Denise Idris Jones (Labour).
He has also held several posts within his Welsh nationalist political party, Plaid Cymru, including being a member of the National Executive Committee.
Garath Jones's political interests include social justice, the Welsh language and education. His hobbies include reading and walking, ad until recently he owned a local bookshop.