▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Wales ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Assembly ▁Member , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Conserv ative ▁office holder ▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁constitu ency ▁since ▁Nicholas ▁Edwards ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 7 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Jones ▁joined ▁the ▁political ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁Le ave ▁Me ans ▁Le ave . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁David ▁Jones ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Step ney , ▁London ▁to ▁Wel sh ▁parents , ▁El sp eth ▁() ▁and ▁Bry n ▁Jones , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁speaker . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Army ▁officer ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁north west ▁India ▁and ▁later ▁ran ▁ph arma cies ▁around ▁the ▁W re x ham ▁area . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ru ab on ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁– ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁U CL ▁Conserv ative ▁Society ▁– ▁and ▁ ▁Ch ester ▁College ▁of ▁Law . ▁He ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁senior ▁partner ▁of ▁a ▁practice ▁( David ▁Jones ▁& ▁Company ) ▁based ▁at ▁L land ud no . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁solic itor ▁he ▁had ▁worked ▁in ▁Ruth in ▁alongside ▁future ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ▁Deput y ▁Wel sh ▁First ▁Minister ▁I e uan ▁W yn ▁Jones . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁in