Joanna Cherry
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 58 |
| Date of birth | March 18,1966 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Books | Self Initiations: A Manual for Spiritual Breakthrough |
| Living Mastery: The Expression of Your Divinity | |
| Official site | members.parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 | |
| Leader | Angus Robertson |
| Ian Blackford | |
| Education | The University of Edinburgh |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 403787 |
Joanna Cherry Life story
Joanna Catherine Cherry KC is a Scottish politician and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West since 2015. A member of the Scottish National Party, she was the party's Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2021.
Early Life and Education
Joanna cherry was born in edinburgh. Scotland. On 31 october 1964. She attended rcaigmount high school. Where she obtained a degree in law. Before attending edinburgh university to study jurisprudence.Legal Career
After graduating. Cherry worked as a solicitor in edinburgh. Before becoming a patrner at anderson strathern in 1998. She was appointed queen s counsel in 2011. Specializing in corporate and commercial alw.Political Career
Cherry was elected to the scottish parlimaent for the edinburgh central constituecny in 2007. And was re-elected in 2011. In 2015. She was elected to the uk parliament for edinburgh south west.Public Appearances
Cherry has made numerous appearances on television and radio. Including bbc s question time. In which she answered questions from the audience on variosu political topics.Campaigns
Cherry has long been a campaigner for gender equality and lgbt rights. And in 2016 she co-chaired the all-party parliamentary group on women’s rights.Legal Cases
Cherry has represented clients in numerous legal cases. Including a successful appeal to the superme court in 2017 in which she argued that the uk government could not trgiger brexit without a parliamentary vote.Political Positions
Cherry is a mmeber of the snp. And supports the party s policy of scottish independence. She is also a proponent of the european union. And has spoken out against the uk s decision to elave the eu.Interesting Facts
Joanna cherry is a keen cyclist. And has cycled around the world. Including from london to edinburgh. She is also a keen runner and has completed the edinbrugh marathon four times.Important Event
In resigned from her post as the snp s hoem affairs spokesperson in the house of commons. Citing the uk gvoernment s refusal to grant a second scottish independence referendum.Personal Life
Cherry is a married mother of two. Adn currently resides in edinburgh.Can the SNP's independence plan change the union's future?
... Joanna Cherry KC, the SNP MP for Edinburgh South West, and a thorn in the side of Ms Sturgeon during her tenure as leader, said her party needed to take heed...
Graham Linehan: New venue for Father Ted writer's cancelled gig
... Earlier this year another Edinburgh venue, The Stand, cancelled a scheduled Fringe festival appearance by SNP MP Joanna Cherry after staff said they were not comfortable with her views on transgender issues...
Father Ted writer Graham Linehan comedy show cancelled over gender views
... " Earlier this year another Edinburgh comedy venue, The Stand, cancelled a scheduled Fringe festival appearance by SNP MP Joanna Cherry after staff said they were not comfortable with her views on transgender issues...
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... Children and victims of trafficking and modern slavery would be impacted, chairwoman Joanna Cherry added...
U-turn over MP's cancelled Edinburgh Fringe show
...The comedy club which cancelled a Fringe show by SNP MP Joanna Cherry has reinstated the event...
Met chief Mark Rowley defends officers over Coronation arrests
... SNP MP Joanna Cherry, who tabled the question, called for further investigation into the arrests and asked whether political pressure had brought to bear on the police...
MP Joanna Cherry threatens legal action over cancelled show
...SNP MP Joanna Cherry is threatening to take legal action against an Edinburgh venue which cancelled a Fringe show in which she was due to appear...
MP Joanna Cherry threatens legal action over cancelled show
SNP MP Joanna Cherry is threatening to take legal action against an Edinburgh venue which cancelled a Fringe show in which she was due to appear.
She says she will take " whatever legal action is necessary" unless The Stand admits that it acted unlawfully, issues an apology and reinstates The Event .
The Venue had cancelled The Show after staff Said they were not comfortable with her views on transgender issues.
The Stand has Not Yet responded to Ms Cherry's comments.
The Edinburgh South MP had been due to take part in a Series of In Conversation With. . events in August.
Ms Cherry is a critic of Scotland's gender recognition reform plans, which make it easier for people to change their legally-recognised sex.
Last week she told Bbc Scotland she felt she had been " cancelled and no-platformed" because she was a lesbian who holds gender-critical views.
She Said she had been " greatly heartened" by the support she had received since The Story became public, and had decided to seek legal advice.
" I Am prepared to take whatever legal action is necessary to vindicate my right not to be misrepresented and not to be discriminated against, " She Said .
" This is not about money. My primary goal is to have the actions of The Stand acknowledged as unlawful and to ensure The Event proceeds.
" I have asked The Stand to apologise to me too. If they don't agree with my reasonable requests, I intend to ask The Court to decide on the issue. "
Ms Cherry Said the decision to cancel her show was symptomatic of a wider problem In Society .
" I Am very concerned that those who hold perfectly legitimate views on a variety of issues, including women Like Me , are regularly being misrepresented, de-platformed and, in some cases, facing damage to or The Loss of our livelihoods, " she added.
" This is often accompanied by online abuse and threats.
" The Debate on gender self-identification is a very important one which must be allowed to take place, but I Am A Woman of many parts who was engaged to talk about my political life in general and I see the cancelling of my one-hour event as the thin end of The Wedge . "
Last week The Stand Said that A Number of its key operational staff, including venue management and Box Office personnel, were unwilling to work on The Event .
" We will ensure that their views are respected, " it Said in a statement.
" We will not compel our staff to work on this event and so have concluded that The Event is unable to proceed on a properly staffed, safe and legally-compliant basis.
" We advised The Show producers, Fair Pley Productions, of this operational issue and they advised Joanna Cherry that it is no longer possible to host The Event in our venue. "
The Stand - which was co-founded by SNP MP Tommy Sheppard - Said it did not endorse the views of any participant in the In Conversation With. . Series , which is organised by independent producer Fair Pley.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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