Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)

The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Biography

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Business and Trade, and Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) on 9 July 2024.

Baroness Jones joined the House of Lords in 2006. She has previously served as Shadow Spokesperson for:

Science, Innovation and Technology from 2023 to 2024
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2015 to 2022
Education from 2011 to 2015
Culture, Media and Sport from 2010 to 2014

She was previously a trade union official, including as Director of Policy and Public Affairs for UNISON from 1994 to 2006.

Baroness Jones was previously Chair of Rothamsted Enterprises at the Rothamsted research institute, a Board member at Ombudsman Services, a member of the General Medical Council Fitness to Practice Panel, and Vice chair of Circle Housing Group.

Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

The role of the committee is to:

provide independent advice to the Prime Minister on the application of the government’s Business Appointment Rules to the most senior members of the Civil Service, armed forces, diplomatic service, and intelligence agencies who wish to take up appointments within 2 years of leaving Crown service
provide independent advice directly to former ministers on appointments they wish to take up within 2 years of leaving government

See ACOBA’s register of interests for committee members.

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments