Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4415
jonesn@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Cheltenham 1979 general election. MP (Liberal Democrat) for Cheltenham 1992-2005
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
England, Local Government and Housing 1992-93,
Science and Technology 1993-2005,
Consumer Affairs 1995-97,
Sport 1997-99,
Science and Technology 1997-99,
International Development 1999-2002
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Gloucestershire County Council 1989-93
International bodies
Member, Executive Committee:
Governing Body British Association for Central and Eastern Europe 1996-2001,
Inter-Parliamentary Union British Group 1997-2005,
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch 1999-2005
Political interests
Trade and industry, transport, restructuring of defence industries, information technology, sport, international development
Countries of interest
Africa, Bahrain, Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Malawi, Middle East, St Helena, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, UAE, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Jones of Cheltenham, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire 2005
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Business Consultant, Crossland Employment Solicitors
4: Shareholdings (a)
House in Botswana, owned by Dolce Vita (Proprietary) Botswana Ltd (a company owned jointly with wife and children) from which rental income is received when let
5: Land and property
House in Botswana owned jointly with wife; the deeds of the house are held by Dolce Vita (Pty) Botswana Ltd
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Gibraltar, 6-11 September 2012, for meetings with Government and afterwards as guest at the Gibraltar National Day celebrations; cost of airfares, travel and accommodation met by Government of Gibraltar
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Director, Dolce Vita (Proprietary) Botswana Ltd