Joanna Cherry
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Gender | Female |
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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...
Father Ted writer Graham Linehan comedy show cancelled over gender views
A comedy show featuring Father Ted writer Graham Linehan in Edinburgh has been cancelled due to complaints.
Leith Arches said it had pulled the gig after claiming it " does not align with our overall values".
The writer has been been an outspoken critic of transgender self-identification.
Mr Linehan urged The Venue to reconsider its decision and suggested the cancellation might be unlawful.
Leith Arches said it had been unaware Mr Linehan would be taking part in The Show which was organised by a Third Party .
In a Social Media post it thanked members of The Public for their complaints about his scheduled appearance this Thursday.
It wrote: " We do not support this comedian or his views and he will not be allowed to perform at our venue and is cancelled from Thursday's comedy show with immediate effect. "
Mr Linehan responded on X, formerly Twitter, by challenging The Venue to explain which of his views it found offensive.
He posted: " It sure sounds like discrimination on the grounds of my legally protected beliefs. "
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.
But the Comedy Club admitting the cancellation was " unfair and constituted unlawful discrimination against Ms Cherry".
The In Conversation With. . Joanna Cherry event took place last week.
Ms Cherry, who is also a top lawyer, later posted that the Linehan case " looks like a pretty clear case of belief discrimination" and hit out at " more petulant cancellation".
Mr Linehan co-created the Channel 4 comedy Father Ted and later wrote Black Books and The IT Crowd.
In 2008 an episode of The IT crowd was criticised over its transgender plot line.
Mr Linehan was later involved in A Number of acrimonious Social Media disputes with trans activists, and in 2020 was permanently suspended from Twitter which claimed he had breached rules on " hateful content".
In an emotional BBC interview Last Year , the Dublin-born writer told Nolan Live he had been unfairly targeted over his views, losing him work and contributing to the break-up of his marriage.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com