Joanne Dawn Coburn was born on 12 November 1967 and is a British journalist with BBC News, a regular presenter of Politics Live.
18 Facts About Jo Coburn
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Jo Coburn was previously a political correspondent for BBC Breakfast and is a former BBC political correspondent for London, who covered the 2000 London Mayoral election.
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Jo Coburn is an occasional relief presenter on the BBC News Channel.
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Jo Coburn has presented on BBC Radio 4 in the past and has guested on the weekend current affairs programme The World This Weekend as well as reviewing the Sunday newspapers on The Andrew Marr Show.
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Jo Coburn was educated at the North London Collegiate School, an independent school for girls in northwest London, followed by the University of Manchester, where she studied History and German, and the University of Oxford, where she studied Middle Eastern politics.
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Jo Coburn worked for local radio stations in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, including Mix 96 Aylesbury, Fox FM Oxford, and Star FM in Slough.
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Jo Coburn had first come to prominence when she covered events surrounding the 2000 London mayoral election, and she went on to cover the 2001 general election.
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Jo Coburn spent some time presenting on the BBC News Channel, and three months as presenter of BBC Radio 4's political events programme The World This Weekend.
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Jo Coburn covered the 2007 French presidential election and the Treaty of Lisbon ratification process.
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On 9 January 2017, Jo Coburn presented a live audience debate with a panel of guests in East Grinstead about the continued Southern Rail strikes, entitled Southern Rail Crisis.
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Jo Coburn joined BBC Two's weekday political programme Daily Politics in 2008, presenting the show alongside Andrew Neil on Thursdays.
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Anand returned to the show in September 2010, meaning Jo Coburn returned to presenting on the programme one day a week, this time on Fridays.
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On 5 May 2010, Jo Coburn joined Neil to present the final Daily Politics election debate, The Trust in Politics Debate, before the 2010 general election.
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In July 2011, Anand left the programme to present a new show on BBC Radio 5 Live resulting in Jo Coburn becoming a full-time co-presenter from September with Andrew Neil.
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Jo Coburn presented the Daily Politics on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and was joined by Andrew Neil on Wednesdays for coverage of Prime Minister's Questions.
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Jo Coburn presented a companion show, Politics Europe, and the regional opt-out, Sunday Politics London.
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Jo Coburn is Jewish and is an active member of Ealing Liberal Synagogue.
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Jo Coburn is married to former Downing Street head of strategic communications Mark Flanagan.