Peter Jones has been a continuous investor on the UK version of Dragon's Den since its first series.
Jones is a British entrepreneur whose business interests have included mobile communications, technology and property. He joined the original Dragon's Den panel when the BBC programme launched in 2005 and remained the sole original investor to appear continuously throughout the show's run.
The other investors from the initial panel—Duncan Bannatyne, Rachel Elnaugh, Simon Woodroffe and Theo Paphitis—later left the programme. Subsequent panels brought in entrepreneurs such as Deborah Meaden, James Caan, Kelly Hoppen, Touker Suleyman and Sara Davies.
This distinction is about uninterrupted membership of the UK panel, not necessarily the largest number of deals or the longest career in business. Jones is also known for investments in technology and consumer brands, while his television role made him one of the programme's most recognisable Dragons.