Caroline Jones (politician)

Caroline Jones
Leader of the Independent Alliance for Reform Group in the Senedd
In office
October 2020 – 7 May 2021
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Leader of the UK Independence Party in the Senedd
In office
17 May 2018 – 10 August 2018
LeaderNeil Hamilton
Preceded byNeil Hamilton
Succeeded byGareth Bennett
Member of the Senedd
for South Wales West Region
In office
5 May 2016 – 29 April 2021
Preceded byPeter Black
Succeeded byLuke Fletcher
Personal details
Born (1955-04-01) 1 April 1955 (age 69)
Llwynypia, Wales
NationalityBritish
Political partyReform 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 materGlamorgan College of Education

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Welsh Election 2016: Labour just short as UKIP wins seats". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brexit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Brexit Party politician quits Senedd group". BBC News. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.