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For other people named Caroline Jones, see Caroline Jones (disambiguation).
Caroline Yvonne Jones (born 1 April 1955) is a Welsh politician who was a Member of the Senedd (MS) for South Wales West from 2016 to 2021.[1]
Quick Facts Leader of the Independent Alliance for Reform Group in the Senedd, Preceded by ...
Caroline Jones | |
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Leader of the Independent Alliance for Reform Group in the Senedd | |
In office October 2020 – 7 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Leader of the UK Independence Party in the Senedd | |
In office 17 May 2018 – 10 August 2018 | |
Leader | Neil Hamilton |
Preceded by | Neil Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Gareth Bennett |
Member of the Senedd for South Wales West Region | |
In office 5 May 2016 – 29 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Peter Black |
Succeeded by | Luke Fletcher |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-04-01) 1 April 1955 (age 69) Llwynypia, Wales |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Reform UK (2019- 2020; 2023 - present) Independent (2018 - 2019; 2020–2021) |
Other political affiliations | Independent Alliance for Reform (2020-2021) UKIP (2014-2018) Conservative (until 2014) |
Alma mater | Glamorgan College of Education |
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A former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the Senedd, Jones served as a UKIP Senedd Member from 2016 to 2018 when she left the party to sit as an independent.[1] In May 2019 she joined the newly formed Brexit Party group in the Senedd.[2] She later became independent again after disagreements with the party on its newly adopted anti-devolution policy.[3] She later formed the Independent Alliance for Reform group in October 2020, serving as the group’s leader.