"Shane Jones"@en . "Jones, Shane Geoffrey"@en . "1959-09-03Z"^^ . . "2008-11-19Z"^^ . . . "Minister for Building and Construction" . . "1959Z"^^ . "2007-10-31Z"^^ . "Shane Geoffrey Jones (born 3 September 1959) is a former New Zealand politician for the Labour party who is currently Ambassador for Pacific Economic Development.Jones was a cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand. He contested the leadership of the Labour Party in a 2013 leadership election but lost to rival David Cunliffe. He left Parliament at the end of May 2014."@en . "New Zealand politician" . .