Helen Jones

Biography

Helen Jones MP with Birchwood Town Councillor Russ Bowden outside Birchwood High School, which is set to recieve £5.6 million of government money to fund a new sixth form

Personal:

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Full Name	Helen Mary Jones
Date of Birth	24 December 1954
Parents	Daughter of late Robert Edward Jones and late Mary Scanlan
Educated	St Werburgh's Primary School
	Ursuline Convent - Chester
Further Education	University College London (BA); Chester College; Liverpool University (MEd); Manchester Metropolitan University
Martial Details	Married Michael Vobe in 1988; 1 son, born 1989
Profession	Solicitor
Trade Unions	MSF
	Labour Party Liaison Officer- North West Coast Region
	Former Member of the National Women’s Committee
	Former Member of the National Appeals Panel
Career	Teacher of English
	Development Officer - MIND
	Justice and Peace Officer - Liverpool Archdiocese
	Solicitor
	Contested Lancashire Central 1984 European Parliament election
Recreations	Gardening
	Reading
	Cooking
Languages Spoken	French

Political:

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Councils and Public Bodies	Councillor - Chester City Council 1984-91
Electoral Notes	Contested Shropshire North 1983
	Ellesmere Port and Neston 1987 general elections.
	Member for Warrington North since May 1 1997
Labour Majority	15,156
Current Posts	Member of the Standing Orders Committee 1999-
	Member of the Unopposed Bills (Panel) 1999-;
	Hon-Secretary Labour Party Departmental Committee for Home Affairs 2002-
	Vice Chair of the Select Committee on Education and Skills;
	Secretary All-Party Cafod Group 2003-
Select Committees	Member Catering 1997-98
	Public Administration 1998-2000
	Education and Employment 1999-2001
	Education and Employment (Education Sub Committee) 1999-2001
	Unopposed Bills (Panel) 1999-
	Standing Orders 1999-2000
	Standing Orders 2001-
Backbench Committees	Member of the Labour Party Departmental Committees for Education and Employment 1997-2001
	Health 1997-2001
	International Development 1997-2001;
	Hon-Secretary Labour Party Departmental Committee for Home Affairs 2002-
All Party Groups - Office Holders	Secretary Child Abduction Group 1999-2002
	Secretary Cafod Group 2003-
Special Interests	Education
	Health
Region (GNN)	North West