Jessica Elizabeth Morden was born on 29 May 1968 and is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Newport East since 2005.
12 Facts About Jessica Morden
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In 1991, Jessica Morden worked for Huw Edwards, MP for Monmouth and between 1992 and 1995 she worked for Llew Smith, MP for Blaenau Gwent.
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Jessica Morden was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Newport East in 2005 by the all-women shortlists method.
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Jessica Morden was elected as the first female MP in South East Wales with a 6,800 majority.
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Jessica Morden served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP until May 2010, and later as Shadow Parliamentary Private Secretary to Owen Smith MP during his time as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.
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Jessica Morden was appointed by the Speaker to the Members' Advisory Committee to oversee the setting up of the first ever Nursery in the House of Commons.
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Jessica Morden served as a Senior Whip in the Opposition Whips' office with responsibility for EU Withdrawal, Wales and Prime Minister's Questions.
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In March 2008 Jessica Morden was criticized by some of her constituents after voting against a Conservative parliamentary motion to halt the closure of hundreds of Post Offices whilst simultaneously campaigning to save the Christchurch Road branch in Newport East.
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Jessica Morden supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.
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Jessica Morden was re-elected at the 2017 general election with a much increased majority of 8,003.
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Jessica Morden was again re-elected in 2019 general election with a reduced majority of 1,992.
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Jessica Morden is one of nine presidents of The Young People's Trust for the Environment.