Joanna Cherry
Joanna Catherine Cherry QC (born March 18, 1966 ) is a British politician with the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Life
Cherry attended St Margaret's Convent School in Edinburgh . She studied law and worked as a lawyer for over 20 years. In 2009 she was promoted to crown attorney . Cherry specializes in sexual offenses and is widely recognized as one of the most influential UK Crown Attorneys . She appeared on several occasions at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom . In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 , she was co-founder of the Lawyers for Yes interest group , in which around 200 well-known lawyers spoke out in favor of accepting the referendum.
Political career
After the Labor politician Alistair Darling did not run for the British general election in 2015 , the party decided to position Ricky Henderson as his successor in his constituency of Edinburgh South West . Cherry ran for the SNP in the same constituency. After the SNP gained massive votes in these elections, Cherry achieved the highest share of votes with 43% and subsequently moved into the British House of Commons for the first time . Despite losing votes, Cherry narrowly maintained her mandate in the early general election in 2017 .
Works
- Lindsay Thomson, Joanna Cherry: Mental Health and Scots Law in Practice , 2nd Edition, 2014. ISBN 0-41-401763-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on myparliament.info
- ^ Herald Scotland: Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs , June 1, 2015.
- ↑ a b Information from the SNP
- ^ The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland: Twelve new Queen's Counsel appointed , September 14, 2009.
- ↑ Results of the general election in 2015 and 2017
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cherry, Joanna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cherry, Joanna Catherine (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1966 |