Joanna Meriel Stevens was born on 6 September 1966 and is a Welsh politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales since 2021, and previously from 2016 to 2017.
12 Facts About Jo Stevens
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Jo Stevens previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales from 2016 to 2017, and was Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2020 to 2021.
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Jo Stevens was born in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales and grew up in Mynydd Isa, Flintshire.
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Jo Stevens attended Argoed High School and Elfed High School.
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Jo Stevens studied law at Manchester University and completed the Solicitors' Professional Examination at Manchester Polytechnic in 1989.
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Jo Stevens was elected as MP for Cardiff Central on 7 May 2015 with a majority of 4,981, defeating incumbent Liberal Democrat MP Jenny Willott.
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Jo Stevens supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.
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Jo Stevens resigned on 27 January 2017 in order to vote against the three-line whip obliging Labour MPs to vote in favour of Article 50.
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In March 2019, Jo 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 on Brexit.
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Jo Stevens supported Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.
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Jo Stevens subsequently appointed her Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, shadowing Oliver Dowden.
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In January 2021 Jo Stevens was treated in hospital for COVID-19.