Jo Stevens

Jo Stevens MP
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	David TC Davies
Shadow Ministerial Roles Shadow Secretary of State for Wales In office 29 November 2021 – 5 July 2024 Leader Keir Starmer Preceded by Nia Griffith Succeeded by The Baron Davies of Gower In office 7 October 2016 – 27 January 2017 Leader Jeremy Corbyn Preceded by Paul Flynn Succeeded by Christina Rees Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport In office 6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021 Leader Keir Starmer Preceded by Tracy Brabin Succeeded by Lucy Powell Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales In office 13 January 2016 – 6 October 2016 Leader Jeremy Corbyn Preceded by Karl Turner Succeeded by Nick Thomas-Symonds
Member of Parliament for Cardiff East Cardiff Central (2015–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Jenny Willott
Majority	9,097 (23.3%)
Personal details
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
Website	www.jostevens.co.uk

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]

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.