Marc Stuart Jones (born April 1972) is a British politician, and the current Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire, representing the

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. He was

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to the post on 5 May 2016, succeeding the previous incumbent,

Alan Hardwick Alan Hardwick (born 1949) is a former journalist and television presenter. He was the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2016. Early life He is the son of a Derbyshire coal miner, living on Chesterfield Road in Staveley. ...

. Following his election Jones chose Stuart Tweedale as his deputy, but Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Panel did not endorse the appointment. Jones announced on 8 June 2016 that he would appoint Tweedale to the post despite the Panel's opposition. Jones was re-elected in 2021 with a 57.9% majority - securing 102,813 of the 177,528 votes cast. On January 1, 2022, Philip Clark replaced Tweedale in the role of Deputy PC

In July 2021 Jones was elected as the chair of Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and in on January 1, 2023, joined the board of the College of Policing after the appointment was confirmed by Home Secretary Suella Braverman. He is also a director of The Police Arboretum Memorial Trust. Before his election as Police and Crime Commissioner, Jones had been deputy leader of the

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, and Executive Councillor for Finance and Property at

Lincolnshire County Council Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...

. He also stood as the Conservative candidate for the

Great Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of Linc ...

constituency in the 2015 general election finishing second with 8,874 votes (26%). Marc is the author of a book about the history of the fishing industry in Grimsby.

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Living people Police and crime commissioners in England Conservative Party police and crime commissioners Conservative Party (UK) councillors Members of Lincolnshire County Council 1972 births {{UK-politician-stub