Jo Stevens

Jo Stevens
MP
Jo Stevens MP
	Stevens in 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 April 2020
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Tracy Brabin
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
	In office; 7 October 2016 – 27 January 2017
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Paul Flynn
Succeeded by	Christina Rees
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales
	In office; 13 January 2016 – 6 October 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Karl Turner
Succeeded by	Nick Thomas-Symonds
Member of Parliament; for Cardiff Central
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Jenny Willott
Majority	17,179 (41.1%)
Personal details
Born	Joanna Meriel Stevens; 6 September 1966 (age 58); Swansea, Wales
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Manchester; Manchester Metropolitan; University
Website	www.jostevens.co.uk

Early life and career

Stevens was born in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales and grew up in Mold, Flintshire. She attended Ysgol Uwchradd Argoed and Elfed High School.^[4]

She studied law at Manchester University and completed the Solicitors' Professional Examination at Manchester Polytechnic in 1989.^[5]

Prior to becoming an MP, Stevens was People and Organisation Director of Thompsons Solicitors.^[4]

Stevens was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central on 7 May 2015 with a majority of 4,981, defeating incumbent Liberal Democrat MP Jenny Willott.^[3]

In Jeremy Corbyn's January 2016 reshuffle, she was appointed shadow solicitor general and shadow justice minister. Despite this she supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.^[6] In October 2016 reshuffle, after Corbyn's re-election as party leader, Stevens became Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.^[7] She resigned on 27 January 2017 in order to vote against the three-line whip obliging Labour MPs to vote in favour of Article 50.^[8] In March 2019, Stevens voted against the Labour Party whip and in favour of an amendment tabled by members of The Independent Group for a second public vote.^[9]

Stevens chairs the GMB Parliamentary Group who help to make sure issues that matter to GMB members are raised in the House of Commons.

^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9127.
^ "Jo Stevens MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Cardiff Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Democracy Club CVs". Democracy Club. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ "Jo Stevens – About". Jo Stevens MP. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ Smith, Mikey; Bloom, Dan (20 July 2016). "Which MPs are nominating Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest?". Mirror. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "As it happened: Steven Woolfe in hospital and Labour reshuffle". BBC News. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
^ Elgot, Jessica (27 January 2017). "Labour MP Jo Stevens quits shadow cabinet over article 50 vote". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
^ Mosalski, Ruth (14 March 2019). "Brexit latest: The Welsh MPs who voted for a second referendum". Wales Online.
^ "My nomination for the next Labour Leader | Jo Stevens MP". Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Labour leadership: Who are Welsh MPs backing?". BBC News. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Jenny Willott	Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central 2015–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Paul Flynn	Shadow Secretary of State for Wales 2016–2017	Succeeded by Christina Rees