Roselyn Christine Jones (born 20 December 1949) is a
Labour Party politician
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in the
United Kingdom
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who is the
Mayor of Doncaster
The Mayor of Doncaster is a directly elected mayor, first elected on 2 May 2002, taking on the executive function of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. The incumbent mayor is Ros Jones elected as a member of the Labour Party, who won the e ...
, first elected in 2013.
Early life
Her father worked at Askern Main Colliery, seven miles north of
Doncaster
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. She was born Roselyn Cavnor to Edward (Eddy) Cavnor and Mary (Betty) Hunt. She has an older sister, three younger sisters, and a younger brother. She attended the
Percy Jackson Grammar School
Outwood Academy Adwick is a Mixed-sex education, mixed secondary school and sixth form with Academy (English school), academy status located in Woodlands, South Yorkshire, Woodlands, South Yorkshire, England. It has a Comprehensive school, compre ...
, 1961 entrant.
Career
Jones served as
Civic mayor of Doncaster
The civic mayor of Doncaster is the ceremonial leader of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The civic mayor is appointed annually from the members of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and serves for one municipal year.
History
The fir ...
in 2009–10.
Jones was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(CBE) in the
2017 New Year Honours
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for services to local government.
In the 2018
World Mayor
World Mayor is a biennial award organized by the City Mayors Foundation since 2004. It intends to raise the profile of mayors worldwide, as well as honour those who have served their communities well and who have contributed to the well-being of c ...
prize, Jones came runner up.
Jones retained her Mayor of Doncaster position in the 2021 election.
Personal life
Jones lives in
Norton, Doncaster
Norton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with North Yorkshire.
The civil parish also includes the villages of Campsall and Sutton, and has a population of ...
. She is the widow of Alan Jones, who was a Labour councillor for Norton and Askern until his death in August 2016. They married in 1977 in Doncaster and have a daughter born in October 1985.
References
External links
Doncaster Council
1949 births
Living people
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Labour Party (UK) mayors
Labour Party (UK) councillors
Mayors of Doncaster
People from Norton, Doncaster
Women mayors of places in England
Women councillors in England
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