Darren Jones (politician)

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Darren Jones

Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Assumed office
4 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byPat McFadden
Chair of the Business and Trade Select Committee
In office
6 May 2020 – 4 September 2023
Preceded byRachel Reeves
Succeeded byLiam Byrne
Member of Parliament
for Bristol North West
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byCharlotte Leslie
Majority5,692 (10.2%)
Personal details
Born
Darren Paul Jones

(1986-11-13) 13 November 1986 (age 37)
Bristol, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Lucy Symons-Jones
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Plymouth
University of the West
of England

University of Law
WebsiteOfficial website

Darren Paul Jones (born 13 November 1986) is a British Labour politician serving as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 2023. He previously served as Chair of the House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee from 2020 to 2023. He has been the Member of Parliament for Bristol North West since 2017.

He was a solicitor specialising in technology law, and worked at Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, before becoming an in-house counsel with BT, advising on data, privacy, cyber-security, telecommunications and consumer law.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. Ashcroft, Esme (2017-06-09). "Bristol North West Labour candidate profile - Darren Jones". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-02-08.