Appendix: Huw Jones' curriculum vitae
Work (remunerated)
2008 - Deputy Chair, Wales Employment and Skills
Board (advises WAG ministers on policies for employment and skills)
Chair of sub-groups reporting on Sector Skills Councils,
High Performance Working, Skills and the Welsh Language
Member, Systems Review Committee of UK Commission
for Employment and Skills and of the Investors in People Advisory
Panel
2007 - Member, Welsh Language Board
Chair of Audit and Translation Committees and Terminology
Centre Task and Finish Group
2007 - Chair, Portmeirion Ltd (visitor
attraction and hotels)
2007 - Chair and consultant, Cyfle Cyf (media
training agency)
2008 - 2009 Chair, Welsh Assembly Government
Broadcasting Advisory Group (produced "Communication and
Content" report on English language television in Wales)
2007 - 2010 Non-executive director, Stratamatrix
Cyf (PR and events organiser)
2007 - Consultant, Business and Media; occasional
radio presenter
2006 Gap year! Travel, cycling, language
learning
1994 - 2005 Chief Executive, S4C
1986 - 1993 Owner/Managing Director, Teledu'r
Tir Glas Cyf (TV production company)
1982 - 1986 Co-owner/Director / Producer, Teledu'r
Tir Glas Cyf
1981 - 1993 Chair, Barcud Cyf (TV facilities
company )
1969 - 1981 Co-owner / Managing Director, Sain
(Recordiau) Cyf (record company)
1968 - 1982 Freelance TV and radio presenter
1968 - 1975 Singer and recording artist (pop/folk)
Work-related
2011 - Member, WAG Ministerial Advisory Group
for Welsh-medium Education Strategy
2010 - Member, Digital Wales Advisory Panel
2001 - 2005 Chair, Skillset Cymru
2001 - 2005 Director, Skillset
1997 -2005 Chair, S4C Masnachol Cyf (S4C's commercial
subsidiary)
2001 - 2003 Chair, SDN Ltd (digital terrestrial
TV licence holder)
1996 - 2005 Director, SDN Ltd
1995 - 2005 Member, British Screen Advisory Council
2001 - 2004 Chair, Celtic Film and Television
Festival
1994 - 2004 Director, Celtic Film and Television
Festival
1994 - 2005 Director, Sgrin Cymru
1998 - 2005 Director, National Assembly for Wales
Broadcasting Company
1998 - 2001 Committee Member, Royal Television
Society
1984 - 1987 Chair, TAC (Association of Welsh
Independent Television Producers)
1984 - 1993 Committee Member, TAC
Other (voluntary activities and pre-2006 public
appointments):
2010 - Member, Board of Governors of Coleg
Llandrillo Cymru (FE College)
2008 - Council member and trustee, RSPB
2007 - Member, RSPB Advisory Council for
Wales
2007 - Vice-chair, Ymddiriedolaeth Nant Gwrtheyrn
Trust (Centre for teaching of Welsh)
2005 - 2008 Patron, Skillset
1991 - 1994 Member, Further Education Funding
Council for Wales
1992 - 1994 Chair, Gwynedd Education Business
Partnership
1992 - 1993 Governor, Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen, Caernarfon
1990 - 1994 Chair, Arianrhod Cyf (company formed
to stimulate investment in local business in North Wales)
1978 - 1988 Chair, Cymdeithas Llandwrog Cyf (company
limited by guarantee created to run village store and P.O.)
1974 - 1978 Member, Llandwrog Community Council
1972 - 1977 Co-founder and leader, Aelwyd Llandwrog
(branch of youth organisation)
Education:
1967 - 1970 B.A (later M.A.) Modern Languages,
Jesus College, Oxford (Class 2 Honours)
1959 - 1967 Cardiff High School for Boys
1952 - 1959 Ysgol Gymraeg Bryntaf, Cardiff
Family:
Married, with two adult children
Languages spoken: Welsh, English, French; some German
and Italian
Interests:
Languages, television, film, cycling, reading, walking,
travel, current affairs, skiing
Awards, honours etc:
Hon. Fellow, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Fellow, Royal Television Society
Hon Member, Gorsedd of National Eisteddfod of Wales
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