Aubrey Jones | |
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 Jones in 1951 | |
| Member of Parliament forBirmingham Hall Green | |
| In office 1950–1965 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Sir Reginald Eyre |
| Minister of Fuel and Power | |
| In office 20 Dec 1957 – 13 Jan 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Percy Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1911-11-20)20 November 1911 Penydarren,Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Died | 10 April 2003(2003-04-10) (aged 91) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Cyfarthfa Castle Secondary School, Merthyr Tydfil |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1939-45 |
| Unit | Intelligence Corps Secret Intelligence Service |
| Battles / wars | |
Aubrey Jones (20 November 1911 – 10 April 2003)[1] was a BritishConservative politician who served asMember of Parliament forBirmingham Hall Green from 1950 to 1965.
Jones was born inPenydarren. He attended Cyfarthfa Castle Secondary School inMerthyr Tydfil and later graduated with a first-class degree from theLondon School of Economics, where he won the Gladstone Memorial Prize.[1][2] During his time at university he joined theLiberal Party, only to leave "after having heard a speech bySir Archibald Sinclair."[3] Soon after graduation he found employment as a "secretary-cum-research assistant" to theForeign Secretary,Sir John Simon.[4] He was to undertake further work as a research assistant at theLeague of Nations inGeneva before moving on to journalism. An initial stint as a reporter for theWestern Mail led, in 1937, to his recruitment byThe Times, where he worked firstly as a sub-editor and then, two years later, as a correspondent inBerlin.[5] Following the outbreak of theSecond World War he was recruited into theIntelligence Corps and soon transferred to Section V of theSecret Intelligence Service.[2] He was posted toBari after theAllied invasion of Italy.[2]
At the1950 general election, he was elected as the firstMember of Parliament (MP) for the new constituency ofBirmingham Hall Green. He wasMinister of Fuel and Power from 1955 to 1957, and the lastMinister of Supply from 1957 to 1959. Heresigned from the House of Commons in 1965 in order to take up the position of Chairman of the newly createdPrices & Incomes Board. He received an Honorary degree (Doctor of Science) from theUniversity of Bath in 1966.[6]
After leaving the Prices and Incomes Board in October 1970, he became chair of Laporte Industries and a director ofThomas Tilling,Cornhill Insurance andBlack & Decker.[7]
At the1983 general election, he stood as the Liberal candidate forSutton Coldfield, having rejoined the party in 1980[5] after a hiatus of nearly fifty years.[8]
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