Sir Emyr Jones Parry (born 21 September 1947) is a

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retired

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. He is a former

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and former

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Education

Jones Parry was educated at Gwendraeth Grammar School, and went on to take

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(where he was President of the

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). Later, he gained a PhD degree in polymer physics at

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Diplomatic career

Jones Parry joined the

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in 1973 and his first posting was to the British High Commission in

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as First Secretary (1974–79). He returned to the FCO to work in the European Community Department (Internal) for the period 1979–82. Following this he entered the Office of UK Representation to the

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in Brussels as First Secretary (Energy) and then (Institutions) 1982–86. He followed this with a period as Deputy Head at the Office of the

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(1987–89), before again returning to the FCO as Head of European Community Department (External) (1989–93). His next overseas position was as Minister at the British Embassy in

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(1993–97), followed by the post of Deputy Political Director in the Foreign Office, where he was also responsible for

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and Aegean policy (1996–97). His next position in 1997 was Director European Union during the 1998 United Kingdom Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with overall responsibility for policy, co-ordination and organisation of the presidency. From July 1998 until August 2001 he was the FCO Political Director. He took over as Permanent Representative to NATO in September 2001, and held the position until 2003, whereupon he became the Permanent Representative of the UK on the

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. In 2007 he was appointed Chairman of the All Wales Convention – a body established by the Welsh Assembly Government to review Wales's constitutional arrangements and in particular to spearhead the campaign to increase the powers of the Assembly to a full legislative parliament similar to the Scottish Parliament. In July 2007, it was announced that Jones Parry would be appointed president of

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, succeeding Lord Elystan Morgan on 1 January 2008. From August 2015 to December 2017 he was the first chancellor of the university. In September 2010 he was appointed Chairman of the Trustees of the Wales Millennium Centre. In May 2014 Jones Parry was elected President of the Learned Society of Wales. Since January 2008 he has been Chairman of Redress, a human rights organization based in London. From March 2008 until July 2011, Jones Parry was Chair of the Open University Business School's International Advisory board, tasked with supporting the global development of the school. In 2009 Jones Parry was nominated by the United Kingdom as the

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, according to

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, He never took up the position.

Private life

Sir Emyr is married to Lady Jones Parry (Lynn); the couple have two children. Emyr Jones Parry was promoted from a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (

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) to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (

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) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of June 2007. Sir Emyr is a keen supporter of

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and Swansea City Association Football Club. He was also made an honorary fellow of

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in 2003,Profile: Sir Emyr Jones Parry
, cardiff.ac.uk; accessed 27 March 2016. of Aberystwyth University in 2006, and of

in 2008, and is an honorary LL.D of the

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Offices held

Sources

1. http://www.aber.ac.uk/aberonline/en/archive/2007/07/uwa8107/ 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002150614/http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/about/fellows/previous/index.html

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones Parry, Emyr 1947 births Living people Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Alumni of Cardiff University People associated with the Open University People associated with Aberystwyth University Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Welsh diplomats Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO