Andrew Jones | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 12 November 2018 – 26 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Jesse Norman |
| Succeeded by | Paul Maynard |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 15 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Norman |
| Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Business Engagement | |
| In office 8 January 2018 – 12 November 2018 | |
| Leader | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Morris |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 16 June 2017 – 8 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Damian Hinds(2016) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Jenrick |
| Member of Parliament forHarrogate and Knaresborough | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Willis |
| Succeeded by | Tom Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-11-28)28 November 1963 (age 61)[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Website | website |
Andrew Hanson Jones (born 28 November 1963) is a former BritishConservative politician who had been theMember of Parliament (MP) forHarrogate and Knaresborough since2010 until2024. He has twice served asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State at theDepartment for Transport and as well asExchequer Secretary to the Treasury.
Andrew Jones was born inIlkley on 28 November 1963. He was privately educated atBradford Grammar School, before studying at theUniversity of Leeds.[2]
Jones worked for 25 years in various sales and marketing roles before becoming an MP.[2] He chaired Conservative think-tank theBow Group from 1999 to 2000.[3]
Jones is a passionatecricket fan and has been a member ofYorkshire County Cricket Club for over twenty years.[3]
At the2001 general election, Jones stood as theConservative candidate inHarrogate and Knaresborough, coming second with 34.6% of the vote behind the incumbentLiberal Democrat MPPhil Willis.[4]
He became a member ofHarrogate Borough Council for the High Harrogate ward in 2003.[5] In 2007, he gained more than half of the votes in his ward.[6]
Jones is a passionatecricket fan and has been a member ofYorkshire County Cricket Club for over twenty years.[3]
At the2010 general election, Jones was elected to Parliament as MP forHarrogate and Knaresborough with 45.7% of the vote and a majority of 1,039.[7][8] He made his maiden speech in theHouse of Commons on 22 June 2010.[9]
He joined theRegulatory Reform Select Committee in 2010.[10]
Jones was re-elected as MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough at the2015 general election with an increased vote share of 52.7% and an increased majority of 16,371.[11][12]
Jones campaigned to remain in theEuropean Union during the2016 Brexit referendum.[13]
At the snap2017 general election, Jones was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 55.5% and an increased majority of 18,168.[14]
On 8 January 2018, Jones was reshuffled from Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury to Vice Chair for Business Engagement within the Conservative Party HQ.[15]
On 12 November 2018, Jones was reappointed to theDepartment for Transport to replaceJo Johnson MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, a position he last held in 2017. He was removed from this role in July 2019, and currently has no ministerial responsibilities.[16]
At the2019 general election, Jones was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 52.6% and a decreased majority of 9,675.[17]
Jones ultimately lost his seat at the2024 general election, losing to theLiberal Democrats by a majority of 8,238 votes.[18]
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