Marcus Jones (politician)

Sir Marcus Charles Jones (born 5 April 1974)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nuneaton from 2010 to 2024.

He grew up in the suburb of Whitestone and was educated at St Thomas More Catholic School and King Edward VI College.

Jones stood down before the local elections in May 2010 and the Conservatives retained his seat, although they lost control of the council.

[9] Jones's voting record is and has been widely inline with the rest of the Conservative party's MP's, however, there are notable exceptions,[according to whom?]

[10][better source needed] Jones is Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Town Centres and is also an Ambassador the Federation of Small Businesses' Keep Trade Local campaign[11] In the general election in 2015 Nuneaton was Labour's target number 38,[12] but Jones won the seat for a second time.

[15] Jones was re-elected in the 2017 general election, and during the first cabinet reshuffle of the second May ministry, he was appointed Vice-Chair of the Conservative Party, with responsibility for Local Government.

On 17 September 2021, he was appointed Comptroller of the Household, a senior Government Whip, in the second cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.