Martyn David Jones was born on 1 March 1947 and is a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Clwyd South from 1987 until his retirement at the 2010 general election.
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Martyn Jones went to Liverpool College of Commerce, then completed a BSc in Microbiology at Liverpool Polytechnic, then an MSc at Trent Polytechnic.
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Martyn Jones is a microbiologist, and worked at the Wrexham Lager Beer Company from 1969 until June 1987 before his election to the House of Commons.
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Martyn Jones was re-elected at the 1992 general election with an increased majority.
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Martyn Jones's constituency was abolished for the 1997 election, but he was returned to Parliament for the new Clwyd South constituency where his opponent was future Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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Martyn Jones has been a member of the Welsh Affairs Select committee since 1997, serving as the committee's chair until 2005.
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Martyn Jones was previously a member of the Agriculture Select Committee.
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In 2006 The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that Martyn Jones had repeatedly swore at a House of Commons Security Officer.
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Martyn Jones took the paper to the High Court to sue them for inaccuracies in the story.
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Martyn Jones has been a vocal campaigner on the issue of dormant bank accounts in the UK.
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On 7 May 2009, Martyn Jones announced that he would retire at the next general election.