Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Paul Flynn |
| Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Willott |
| Majority | 4,981 (12.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1966 Swansea, Wales, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Website | Official website |
Joanna Meriel "Jo" Stevens[1] (born 1966) is a Welsh Labour Party politician in the UK House of Commons. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff Central in the May 2015 general election.[2]
Early life and career
Stevens was born in Swansea and grew up in Mold, Flintshire. She attended Ysgol Uwchradd Argoed and Elfed High School.[3]
She studied law at Manchester University and completed the Solicitors' Professional Examination at Manchester Polytechnic in 1989.[4]
Prior to becoming an MP, Stevens was People and Organisation Director of Thompsons Solicitors.[3]
Member of Parliament
Stevens was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central on 7 May 2015 with a majority of 4,981, defeating incumbent Liberal Democrat Jenny Willott.[2]
In Jeremy Corbyn's January 2016 reshuffle, she was appointed shadow solicitor general and shadow justice minister.
In October 2016 reshuffle, after Corbyn's re-election as party leader, she became shadow Wales Secretary.[5]
References
- ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Cardiff Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Democracy Club CVs". Democracy Club. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Jo Stevens – About". Jo Stevens MP. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "As it happened: Steven Woolfe in hospital and Labour reshuffle". BBC News. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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