Sarah Jones (politician)

Sarah Jones
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Industry and Decarbonisation
Assumed office
8 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byAlan Mak (Industry)
Anthony Browne (Decarbonisation)
Member of Parliament
for Croydon West
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Member of Parliament
for Croydon Central
In office
8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byGavin Barwell
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
2023–2024Industry and Decarbonisation
2020–2023Policing and the Fire Service
2018–2020Housing
Personal details
Born
Sarah Ann Jones

(1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 51)
Croydon, London, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materDurham University (BA)
Websitesarah-jones.org

Sarah Ann Jones (born 20 December 1972)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon West since 2024 and a Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Business and Trade since July 2024.[2][3]

She was the MP for Croydon Central[4] from the 2017 general election until the seat's abolition in 2024.[5][6] She previously served as Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation as part of Labour's Shadow Business and Trade team.[7] Until September 2023, Jones was the Shadow Minister for Policing and the Fire Service.

  1. ^ "Sarah Jones MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ "General election results 2024". Croydon Council. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Sarah Jones MP". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Croydon Central". Election 2017. BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ Booth, Samantha (9 June 2017). "Labour winner Sarah Jones thanks Theresa May for calling the general election". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 9 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Meet our Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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