Ros Jones

Ros Jones
CBE
Mayor of Doncaster
Assumed office
2 May 2013
Preceded by Peter Davies
Personal details
Born 20 December 1949[1]
Askern, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality British
Political party Labour

Roselyn Christine Jones[2] CBE (born 20 December 1949) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who is the current (2013) Mayor of Doncaster.[3]

Early life

Her father worked at Askern Colliery. She was born Roselyn Cavnor to Edward (Eddy) Cavnor and Mary (Betty) Hunt. She has an older sister, three younger sisters, and a younger brother.

Career

She had previously served as Civic mayor of Doncaster in 2009–10.[4]

Jones was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to local government.[5]

Personal life

She lives in Norton, Doncaster. She is the widow of the late Alan Jones, who was a Labour councillor for Norton and Askern until his death in August 2016. They married in 1977 in Doncaster and have a daughter born in October 1985.

References

  1. ↑ Companies House
  2. ↑ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 16. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Labour's Ros Jones wins Doncaster mayoral election". BBC News. BBC. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "About Me, your Elected Mayor". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N9.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Peter Davies		 Mayor of Doncaster
May 2013 – present		 Incumbent
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