Peter Jones has been a regular investor on the BBC's Dragon's Den for the longest period.
Jones has appeared from the programme's first British series and remained a central member of its panel through subsequent line-up changes. He is an entrepreneur and investor whose interests have included technology, consumer products, mobile communications and leisure businesses.
His continuous association with the show is different from simply being one of the original Dragons. Several investors were present in the first series, but some later left, returned, or served for shorter periods. Jones's long tenure makes him the panel's enduring link between the launch of the British programme and its later eras.
The title should not be confused with being the oldest Dragon or the Dragon who has made the largest investment. Those are separate claims and depend on different definitions. The specific record here is length of regular service on the BBC series.