Jenny Grace Jones (born as Jenny Bew, 8 February1948) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
She was elected as Member of Parliament in the 1997 general election for the Wolverhampton South West constituency, defeating the Conservative incumbent Nicholas Budgen with a majority of 5,118. However, fairly early on in Labour's first term in government, she announced that she would not be seeking re-election at the 2001 election. She was succeeded by Rob Marris. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Wolverhampton South West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Nicholas William Budgen (November 3, 1937–October 26, 1998) was a British politician. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Robert Howard Marris (born 8 April 1955) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
Prior to entering Parliament, she worked as a social worker and had served on Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council from 1991 to 1997. In 2002 she was made a honorary fellow of the University of Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Wolverhampton is a British university, located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. ...
Jenny Jones could be: Jenny Jones, a member of the London Assembly and the former deputy Mayor of London Jenny Jones a former member of Parliament in the United Kingdom Jenny Jones a United States television presenter This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...
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Ex-MP Jenny Jones receives Honorary Fellowship award from the University of Wolverhampton (includes brief biography)
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jenny Jones MP
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