Darren Jones

Darren Jones
Official portrait, 2024
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byLaura Trott
Chair of the Business and Trade Select Committee[a]
In office
6 May 2020 – 4 September 2023
Preceded byRachel Reeves
Succeeded byLiam Byrne
Member of Parliament
for Bristol North West
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byCharlotte Leslie
Majority15,669 (32.3%)
Personal details
Born
Darren Paul Jones

(1986-11-13) 13 November 1986 (age 38)
Bristol, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseLucy Symons-Jones
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Plymouth
University of the West
of England

University of Law
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Darren Paul Jones (born 13 November 1986)[1] is a British politician who has served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury since July 2024,[2] having previously been Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from September 2023 to July 2024.[3] A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament for Bristol North West since 2017. He previously chaired the House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee from 2020 to 2023.


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  1. ^ "Jones, Darren Paul". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Who's in Keir Starmer's new cabinet?". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Labour reshuffle live: Angela Rayner gets new role as Keir Starmer reshuffles team". BBC News. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.