Ruth Jones (politician)
Ruth Jones (born 1962 or 1963 in Newport ) is a British trade unionist and Labor Party politician .
Jones grew up in the Newport community of Gaer in Wales . After graduating from high school, she trained as a physiotherapist and then worked for the NHS in this profession for more than 30 years . She was also a union member, and in 2007 she was elected President of the Welsh National Association of Trades Union Congress . From 2016 she worked full time for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy union responsible for her profession .
After Jones ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the British House of Commons in the 2015 and 2017 elections in the Monmouth constituency , she won 39.6 percent of the votes cast on April 4, 2019 in the by -election in the Newport constituency made necessary by the death of her party mate Paul Flynn Voices the leap into parliament. The then 56-year-old was able to prevail against 10 opponents, including the former member of the lower house and current member of the National Assembly for Wales , Neil Hamilton ( UKIP , previously Conservative Party ). In the general election in December 2019 , she was able to defend her mandate despite losses of 8.6 percentage points.
Jones has children and lives with her husband in Allt-yr-yn Ward in the Principal Area of Newport.
Web links
- Ruth Jones on the UK Parliament website
- Ruth Jones Official Website (English, Welsh)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ruth Mosalski: Newport West by-election candidates named after death of Paul Flynn. Wales Online, March 18, 2019, accessed April 5, 2019
- ^ A b Newport West by-election: Labor holds on to seat. BBC , April 5, 2019, accessed the same day (English)
- ↑ Newport West 2019 election results on the BBC website, accessed December 13, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jones, Ruth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British trade unionist and Labor Party politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 or 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport |