[2] Ann served as a national officer in the Fire Brigades Union for a number of years and has sat on the executive boards of the Welsh Labour Party and the Wales TUC.

Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for parliamentary and public service in Wales.

[5] Jones was elected to represent North Wales constituency Labour parties on the Welsh Executive Committee in 2022 and re-elected in 2024.

She was then elected to the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party in September 2024 as Welsh representative, succeeding Carwyn Jones.

Ann Jones announced her intention to introduce legislation to make it mandatory to install a fire suppression system in  new homes.