Helen Mary Jones is a politician and member of the National Assembly for Wales. She was born in Colchester, Essex, in 1960, and educated at Colchester County High School for Girls, Llanfair Caereinon High School in Powys and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. She has taught in the special education field and has held various positions in youth, community and social work. Colchester is a town and is the main settlement of the Essex borough of Colchester in the East of England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... Affiliations University of Wales, AMBA, ACU, Universities UK, HiPACT Website http://www. ...

She is a member of Plaid Cymru - The Party For Wales. Her political interests include environmental issues, social justice, equal opportunities, children's rights and employment. Plaid Cymru (pronounced IPA: ) – The Party of Wales, is the principal nationalist political party in Wales. ...

She unsuccessfully contested the 1992 general election in Islwyn against the then leader of the Labour Party, Neil Kinnock, and the 1997 general election in Montgomeryshire. In 1999 she was elected to the new National Assembly for Wales for the constituency of Llanelli. Prior to being elected as AM for Llanelli she was Senior Development Manager with the Equal Opportunities Commission in Wales. The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992. ... Islwyn 1974-1996 Islwyn is an area in south Wales. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Rt. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is an inland traditional county of Wales. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... First-Past-the-Post results Additional Members System Results ... The National Assembly for Wales (NAW or NAfW) (Welsh: ) is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. ... Parish Church of St. ... The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is a independent non-departmental public body, (NDPB) or quango, in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ...

She was Shadow Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, and a member of the Education and Lifelong Learning Committee, the Equality of Opportunity Committee, the South West Wales Regional Committee and also a member of the Voluntary Sector Partnership during the first term of the National Assembly.

In the 2003 elections to the National Assembly she lost her constituency seat in Llanelli by just 21 votes, but was nevertheless elected for the Mid and West Wales "top-up" region. She is currently the Shadow Minister for the Environment, Planning and Countryside. The second election to the Welsh Assembly was held on May 1, 2003. ... Mid and West Wales is a subdivision of Wales that is sometimes used, consisting broadly of the preserved counties of Dyfed and Powys, sometimes Swansea. ...

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