David Elwyn Jones (3 July 1945 – 16 April 2003), more well known as D. Elwyn Jones or simply Elwyn Jones, was a Welsh writer, politician, and poet. He was born into a Welsh-speaking family in Tremadog and initially pursued work in the ministry, obtaining a diploma in theology from the Bala-Bangor Theological Seminary. Nonetheless, he withdrew an offer to become a minister and instead pursued politics. He was a fairly controversial figure, being one of North Wales' few outspoken members of the Conservative Party. A steadfast Thatcherite early on, he opposed Welsh devolution and often clashed with Welsh language activist groups, so much so that he was targeted with letter bombs at one point. He published his autobiography entitled Y Rebel Mwyaf? ("The Biggest Rebel?") in 1991, and later also