16 Facts About Christina Rees

Christina Rees was born on 21 February 1954 and is a Welsh politician who served as Member of Parliament for Neath from 2015 to 2024.

Christina Rees is a member of the Labour and Co-operative parties.

Christina Rees's father died early in her teenage years, so she was raised by her mother.

Christina Rees became head girl of Cynffig Comprehensive School and excelled at a number of sports.

Christina Rees was a member of the Great Britain Youth Team that competed at the Munich Olympics.

Christina Rees was successful at squash, a sport for which she has represented Wales over 100 times.

Christina Rees practised as a barrister before her election to Parliament.

Christina Rees stood as the Labour candidate for Arfon in the National Assembly for Wales elections in May 2011, and was placed fourth on Labour's Wales-wide list for the 2014 European Elections.

Christina Rees became MP for Neath following the UK general election of 2015.

Christina Rees was re-elected at the 2019 United Kingdom general election, but with a majority half of that she had in 2017.

Christina Rees was appointed Shadow Minister for Courts and Legal Aid in January 2016, but quit her position during the mass resignation of Shadow ministers following the EU referendum.

Christina Rees supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.

Christina Rees later became one of 33 Labour MPs to return to the front bench, taking the Courts and Legal Aid portfolio .

Christina Rees was suspended from Labour on 13 October 2022, following allegations of bullying.

Christina Rees sat as an independent MP, until she was readmitted to the party and had the whip restored on 1 February 2024.

Christina Rees was married to Ron Davies, a former Labour MP and Welsh Secretary, with whom she had a daughter.