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Carwyn Jones

First Minister of Wales from 2009 to 2018
Person Human Q111840

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
March 21, 1967
Place of birth
Swansea
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
politician, barrister
Employer
Welsh Government, Senedd[8][9]
Position held
First Minister of Wales (2009–2018), Counsel General for Wales (2007–2009), Leader of Welsh Labour (2009–present), Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (2010–present), Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development (2000–2003), Member of the 1st National Assembly for Wales (1999–2003), Member of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales (2003–2007), Member of the 3rd National Assembly for Wales (2007–2011), Member of the 4th National Assembly for Wales (2011–2016), Member of the 5th National Assembly for Wales (2016–2021), Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside (2003–2007), Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language (2007–2007)[6][7]
Educated at
Aberystwyth University, City Law School, Goodenough College[10][11][12]
Member of political party
Welsh Labour, Labour Party[15][16]
Official website
www.carwynjonesam.co.uk[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Welsh[20][21]
Birth name
Carwyn Howell Jones[22]
Family name
Jones[17]
Given name
Carwyn[18]
Member of
Gray's Inn[13]
Number of children
2[23]
Social media followers
14k (11k–14k, n=4)[24][25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000378214669
VIAF cluster ID
256290018
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009057457
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Official portrait of Lord Jones of Penybont crop 2, 2025.jpg ↗
BBC News topic ID
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BBC Things ID
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Beamish peerage database person ID
9565
Companies House officer ID
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Democracy Club candidate ID
8064
Freebase ID
/m/09bptc
National Library of Wales Authority ID
jones-carwyn-1967
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
332930246
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Open Library ID
OL4923566A
OpenSanctions ID
Carwyn Jones
Parliament.uk member ID
5383
SNARC ID
Christian Thomasius
Senedd ID
102
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
301505
Who's Who UK ID
U22270
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv4mj7bkFpjYbjWKWyWXd
X (Twitter) username
AMCarwyn (2014–present)
Yale LUX ID
person/73a8524b-1c3a-491b-8bb7-b3be9fa1e69e

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🔗 Connections
Employer 2
Senedd, Welsh Government
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Welsh
Member of political party 2
Labour Party, Welsh Labour
Occupation 2
politician, barrister
Position held 2
First Minister of Wales, Counsel General for Wales
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Aberystwyth University
Family name 1
Jones
Heads of government of 1
Wales
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Gray's Inn
OpenSanctions ID 1
Carwyn Jones
Place of birth 1
Swansea
SNARC ID 1
Christian Thomasius
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Courcôme
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Carwyn Jones
← Position holder 1
First Minister of Wales
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Carwyn Jones was born on March 21, 1967, in Swansea[1][2]. He was educated at Aberystwyth University, City Law School, and Goodenough College. He went on to hold several prominent political positions, serving as First Minister of Wales from 2009 to 2018 and as Counsel General for Wales from 2007 to 2009[3][4]. Additionally, he has been the Leader of Welsh Labour since 2009 and a Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom since 2010[3][4].

FAQs

Where was Carwyn Jones born?

Carwyn Jones was born in Swansea[2].

What did Carwyn Jones do for work?

Carwyn Jones worked as a politician[3] and barrister[4].

Where did Carwyn Jones go to school?

Carwyn Jones was educated at Aberystwyth University[10], City Law School[11], and Goodenough College[12].

Related Entities

Christian Thomasius Swansea United Kingdom Wales

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  1. [2] ↑ . walesonline.co.uk. walesonline.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved . privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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