Jo Stevens

Jo Stevens
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Wales
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byDavid T. C. Davies
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office
29 November 2021  5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byNia Griffith
Succeeded byThe Baron Davies of Gower
In office
7 October 2016  27 January 2017
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byPaul Flynn
Succeeded byChristina Rees
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
In office
6 April 2020  29 November 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byTracy Brabin
Succeeded byLucy Powell
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office
13 January 2016  6 October 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byKarl Turner
Succeeded byNick Thomas-Symonds
Member of Parliament
for Cardiff East
Cardiff Central (2015–2024)
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJenny Willott
Majority9,097 (23.3%)
Personal details
Born
Joanna Meriel Stevens

(1966-09-06) 6 September 1966
Swansea, Wales
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan
University
Websitewww.jostevens.co.uk

Joanna Meriel Stevens (born 6 September 1966) 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.

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.