Role Politician | Name Joanna Cherry Majority 8,135 (15.8%) | |
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Full Name Joanna Catherine Cherry Political party Scottish National Party Profiles | ||
Joanna cherry on 2012 immortality etc
Joanna Catherine Cherry (born 18 March 1966) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South West since May 2015., and is the SNP Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson in the House of Commons.
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- Joanna cherry on 2012 immortality etc
- Peoples Vote March speeches SNP MP Joanna Cherry
- Education
- Career
- Personal life
- References
People's Vote March speeches: SNP MP Joanna Cherry
Education
Cherry was educated at St Margaret's Convent School in Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh, where she gained a first-class Bachelor of Laws Honours degree in 1988, a Master of Laws degree in 1989 and a Diploma in Legal Practice in 1990.
Career
Following her graduation, Cherry worked as a research assistant with the Scottish Law Commission (1990) before practising as a solicitor with the Edinburgh legal firm Brodies WS until 1995. She also worked as a part-time tutor in constitutional law, family law and civil court practice at the University of Edinburgh (1990–1996).
Cherry was admitted as an advocate in 1995, with a particular interest in employment and industrial relations, health and safety, mental health, personal injury and professional negligence.
She served as a Standing Junior Counsel to the Scottish Government from 2003 to 2008, and as an Advocate Depute and Senior Advocate Depute from 2008 until 2011. She was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2009 and was an advocate with the Arnot Manderson stable within the Faculty of Advocates until her election to parliament. In 2014, she set up the "Lawyers for Yes" campaign group.
In May 2017, Cherry apologised after posting false rumours on Twitter about a nurse who asked a question of Nicola Sturgeon in an election debate.
Personal life
Cherry self-identifies as LGBT.