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Jessica Morden
British Labour politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jessica Elizabeth Morden (born 29 May 1968) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she was General Secretary of Welsh Labour from 1999 until her election to Parliament.
Quick Facts MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party ...
Jessica Morden | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Official portrait, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |||||||||||||||
Assumed office 17 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | John Cryer | ||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Newport East | |||||||||||||||
Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Alan Howarth | ||||||||||||||
Majority | 1,992 (5.5%) | ||||||||||||||
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General Secretary of Welsh Labour | |||||||||||||||
In office 1999–2005 | |||||||||||||||
Leader | Alun Michael Rhodri Morgan | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Anita Gale | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Chris Roberts | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1968-05-29) 29 May 1968 (age 56) Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BA) | ||||||||||||||
Website | jessicamorden | ||||||||||||||
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