Ken Jones (Jamaican politician)
Kenneth Jones | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Communications and Works | |
| In office 1962 – 1964 (his death) | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Bustamante |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Preceded by | Sir Harold Allan |
| Succeeded by | Clement T. Afflick |
| Constituency | Portland Eastern |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Arthur Newton Jones 1 September 1924 Hector's River, Portland, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Died | 11 October 1964 (aged 40) Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica |
| Political party | Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) |
| Spouse | Marlene d'Auvergne Jones |
| Relations | Evan Jones (brother) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Colony of Jamaica |
| Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1944–1945 |
| Rank | Sergeant Pilot |
| Battles/wars | The Second World War |
The Hon. Kenneth Arthur Newton Jones MP JP (1 September 1924 – 11 October 1964), better known as Ken Jones, was a Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) politician and Minister of Communications and Works in the nation's first independent Cabinet from 1962 until his sudden and suspicious death in 1964.