Jo Platt

Joanne Marie Platt is a British politician who represents the Labour Party. At the 2017 general election, she was elected Member of Parliament for the Leigh constituency, succeeding Andy Burnham, who left Parliament to become the Mayor of Greater Manchester. She is Leigh's first female MP.

On July 13, 2017, she became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Angela Rayner and she is also a Member of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.

Career
Platt was a councillor and was Portfolio holder for Children and Young People's Services on Wigan Council, until she became a Member of Parliament. She officially stepped down as borough councillor on September 5, 2017 and was succeeded, on October 19, by fellow Labour and Co-operative candidate, Paula Wakefield. Platt was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Leigh constituency in the 2017 general election. She won the seat with 26,347 votes or 56.2% of the total votes cast.

Personal life
Platt has two children.