Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens | |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 7 October 2016 – 27 January 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadowing | Alun Cairns |
| Preceded by | Paul Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Christina Rees |
| Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Willott |
| Majority | 17,179 (41.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joanna Meriel Stevens 6 September 1966 Swansea, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Website | www |
Joanna Meriel Stevens[1] (born 6 September 1966)[2] 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.[3]
Early life and career
Stevens was born in Swansea 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]
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.[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.
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- 1966 births
- 21st-century British women politicians
- Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Welsh constituencies
- Welsh Labour Party MPs
- Living people
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cardiff constituencies
- UK MPs 2015–2017
- UK MPs 2017–2019
- UK MPs 2019–
- British abortion-rights activists