Alec Jones

Not to be confused with Alex Jones.

Trevor Alec Jones (12 August 1924 – 20 March 1983) was a British Labour Party politician.

The Right Honourable Alec Jones MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office 14 June 1979 – 20 March 1983
Leader	James Callaghan Michael Foot
Preceded by	John Morris
Succeeded by	Denzil Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office 12 June 1975 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	Ted Rowlands
Succeeded by	Michael Roberts
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security
In office 18 October 1974 – 12 June 1975
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Robert Brown
Succeeded by	Michael Meacher
Member of Parliament for Rhondda Rhondda West (1967–1974)
In office 9 March 1967 – 20 March 1983
Preceded by	Iorwerth Rhys Thomas
Succeeded by	Allan Rogers
Personal details
Born	(1924-08-12)12 August 1924
Died	20 March 1983(1983-03-20) (aged 58)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

Jones was born in Clydach Vale and educated at Rhondda Boys' Grammar School. After obtaining a teaching qualification at Bangor Normal College, he taught from 1947 until 1967, when the death of the local MP, Iorwerth Thomas, whose political agent Jones had been, created a vacancy which resulted in his own selection.^[1]

Jones was Member of Parliament for Rhondda West from the 1967 Rhondda West by-election until the constituency was abolished in 1974, and for Rhondda from 1974 until he died in office shortly before the 1983 general election. He was a junior minister for Social Security from 1974 to 1975 and for Wales from 1975 to 1979.

Jones had suffered from a heart condition for some years prior to his death at the age of 58, which occurred at his home in Tonypandy.^[1]