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...
Edinburgh Fringe: Anything goes or cancel culture?
... Her comments come after recent controversies over shows involving another Fringe veteran, comedian Jerry Sadowitz, and politician Joanna Cherry...
Illegal Migration Bill breaches human rights obligations, MPs and peers warn
... 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...
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 .
The Stand had cancelled The Show after staff said they were not comfortable with her views on transgender issues.
But The Venue has now said the decision was " unfair and constituted unlawful discrimination against Ms Cherry".
Ms Cherry had threatened to take " whatever legal action is necessary" to get The Event reinstated.
The Stand said it had taken legal advice and now accepted it had got its original decision wrong.
In a statement, The Club said it " publicly and unreservedly apologise to Ms Cherry".
It added: " We have always been clear that we oppose all forms of discrimination and recognise the rights of individuals to air views with which we may disagree.
" We hope that this apology draws a line under this episode. "
The Event will now go ahead as originally planned and The Stand has said it will donate its share of The Profit from The Event to the Edinburgh Food Project charity.
It added that management of The Event will be discussed with its staff in The Coming weeks.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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