Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones

The Right Honourable The Lord Elwyn-Jones CH PC QC
Elwyn-Jones in 1976
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office 4 March 1974 – 4 May 1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone
Succeeded by	The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone
Shadow Lord Chancellor
In office 2 October 1983 – 9 January 1989
Leader	Neil Kinnock
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	The Lord Mishcon
Attorney-General for England
In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	John Hobson
Succeeded by	Peter Rawlinson
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 11 March 1974 – 4 December 1989 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for Newham South (West Ham South, 1950–1974) (Plaistow, 1945–1950)
In office 5 July 1945 – 11 March 1974
Preceded by	Will Thorne
Succeeded by	Nigel Spearing
Personal details
Born	Frederick Elwyn Jones (1909-10-24)24 October 1909 Llanelli, Wales
Died	4 December 1989(1989-12-04) (aged 80) Brighton, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Pearl Binder ​ (m. 1937)​
Children	3, including Dan
Alma mater	University of Wales, Aberystwyth Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge City Law School

Frederick Elwyn Elwyn-Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones,^[1] CH, PC, QC (24 October 1909 – 4 December 1989), commonly known as Elwyn Jones, was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician.