▁res h uffle ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁After ▁Ther esa ▁May ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Ex iting ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁this ▁role ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁fl uent ▁Wel sh ▁language ▁speaker , ▁Jones ▁also ▁maintain s ▁an ▁active ▁blog . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁activity ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁for ▁L ent . ▁His ▁constitu ency ▁office ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Col w yn ▁Bay . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁reported ▁that ▁as ▁Wel sh ▁Secretary ▁Jones ▁took ▁a ▁ch auff eur - dri ven ▁J agu ar ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres . ▁A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Office ▁said : ▁" The ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Wales ▁did ▁travel ▁by ▁car ▁to ▁Cab inet ▁today ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁reading ▁Cab inet ▁papers ▁and ▁brief ing ▁until ▁his ▁arrival ▁at ▁Down ing ▁Street ." ▁ ▁View s ▁on ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁During ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁I TV ▁Wales ▁Face ▁to ▁Face ▁programme ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁discuss ing ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁Mar riage ▁( S ame ▁Sex ▁Cou ples ) ▁Bill ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February , ▁Jones ▁said : ▁" I ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁cabinet