Joanna Cherry

Joanna Cherry
Official portrait, 2019
SNP Spokesperson for Home Affairs in the House of Commons
In office
20 May 2015 – 1 February 2021
LeaderAngus Robertson
Ian Blackford
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byStuart McDonald
SNP Spokesperson for Justice in the House of Commons
In office
20 May 2015 – 1 February 2021
LeaderAngus Robertson
Ian Blackford
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAnne McLaughlin
Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights
In office
10 January 2024 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byHarriet Harman
Succeeded byDavid Alton
In office
21 July 2022 – 26 June 2023
Preceded byHarriet Harman
Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh South West
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byAlistair Darling
Succeeded byScott Arthur
Personal details
BornJoanna Catherine Cherry
(1966-03-18) 18 March 1966
Edinburgh, Scotland
PartyScottish National Party (2008–present)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (1980s)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
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Joanna Catherine Cherry KC (born 18 March 1966) is a Scottish lawyer and former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South West from 2015 until 2024. 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.