Joanna Cherry

Joanna Cherry KC MP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Alistair Darling
Majority	11,982 (23.0%)
SNP Spokesperson for Home Affairs in the House of Commons
In office 20 May 2015 – 1 February 2021
Leader	Angus Robertson Ian Blackford
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Stuart McDonald
SNP Spokesperson for Justice in the House of Commons
In office 20 May 2015 – 1 February 2021
Leader	Angus Robertson Ian Blackford
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Anne McLaughlin
Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 January 2024
Preceded by	Harriet Harman
In office 21 July 2022 – 26 June 2023
Preceded by	Harriet Harman
Succeeded by	Harriet Harman
Personal details
Born	Joanna Catherine Cherry (1966-03-18) 18 March 1966 (age 58) Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party (2008-present)
Other political affiliations	Labour (1980s) [1]
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Joanna Catherine Cherry KC (born 18 March 1966) is a Scottish politician and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South West since 2015. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was the party's Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2021.