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Jo Stevens
British politician (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joanna Meriel Stevens[1] (born 6 September 1966)[2] is a Welsh politician serving as Secretary of State for Wales since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015, representing Cardiff East since 2024, having previously represented Cardiff Central.[3][4]
Not to be confused with Joe Stevens.
"Joanna Stevens" redirects here. For an American interior designer, whose maiden name is Joanna Stevens, see Joanna Gaines.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableMP, Secretary of State for Wales ...
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Secretary of State for Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | David TC Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Cardiff East Cardiff Central (2015–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jenny Willott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Majority | 9,097 (23.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Joanna Meriel Stevens (1966-09-06) 6 September 1966 (age 57) Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stevens previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales from 2016 to 2017, and again from 2021 to 2024, and was Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2020 to 2021.