Ieuan Wyn Jones

Welsh politician
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Born:
May 22, 1949, Denbigh, Wales (age 75)
Political Affiliation:
Plaid Cymru

Ieuan Wyn Jones (born May 22, 1949, Denbigh, Wales) is a Welsh politician who served as president of the Plaid Cymru (PC) party (2000–03; 2006–12) and as deputy first minister of Plaid Cymru’s coalition government with the Labour Party (2007–11) in the Welsh National Assembly. Jones was the son of a Baptist minister, and his childhood was spent in a Welsh-speaking area of North Wales. He studied law at Liverpool Polytechnic College and at the University of London, serving as a solicitor prior to his entrance into politics. Jones twice held the post of party chairman for PC (1980–82 and ...(100 of 498 words)