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[[Category:Labour Members of Parliament]]
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{{Infobox MP
| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
|image = Official portrait of Anna McMorrin crop 2.jpg
|office = [[Member of Parliament]]<br>for [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]]
|term_start = 8 June 2017
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|predecessor = [[Craig Williams (politician)|Craig Williams]]
|successor =
|majority = 4,174 (8.0%)
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}}
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|party =
|party = [[Welsh Labour]]<br>[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|website = {{url|annamcmorrin.co.uk|Official website}}
|spouse = [[Alun Davies (politician)|Alun Davies]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Southampton]]<br>[[Cardiff University]]
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'''Anna Rhiannon McMorrin'''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61961 |date=19 June 2017 |page=11787}}</ref> (born 1971) is a [[Welsh Labour|Welsh Labour Party]] politician. She has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP)<ref>{{cite web | title = Anna McMorrin MP | url = http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/anna-mcmorrin/4632 | website = parliament.uk | publisher = Parliament UK }}</ref> for [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]] since 8 June 2017.<ref name="WoL13160608">{{cite news | last = Mosalski | first =Ruth |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/who-anna-mcmorrin-labour-cardiff-13160608 |title=Who is Cardiff's new Labour MP Anna McMorrin? |work=[[Media Wales#WalesOnline|WalesOnline]] |date=9 June 2017 |accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40209102 |title=Labour's Anna McMorrin takes Cardiff North from the Tories |work= [[BBC News]] |date=9 June 2017 | accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref>
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==Early life and career==
Anna McMorrin grew up near [[Brecon]]. Having joined the Labour Party as a student, she graduated from the [[University of Southampton]] in 1994 with a BA in French and Politics. In 1997, she graduated from [[Cardiff University]], with a post-graduate diploma in journalism.<ref name="WoL13160608" />
'''Anna Rhiannon McMorrin''' (born 1971) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Cardiff North]] since 8 June 2017.
After graduating, McMorrin worked in public relations and communications. After working as a part-time communications officer for the Labour Party between 1996-1997, she worked for public affairs consultancy for [[Hill and Knowlton]]. In 2006, McMorrin became Campaigns and Communications Director for [[Friends of the Earth]] Cymru. In 2008, she joined the [[Welsh Government]] as an appointed Specialist Advisor,<ref>{{Who's Who | surname = McMorrin| othernames = Anna Rhiannon | id = U289476| volume = 2018 | edition = February 2018 online | accessed = 13 February 2018 }}</ref> working with Ministers including [[Jane Hutt]] AM, [[John Griffiths (Welsh politician)|John Griffiths]] AM and [[Alun Davies (politician)|Alun Davies]] AM.
McMorrin left the Welsh Government to become Director of Llais Ltd, and joining Invicta Public Affairs in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-mcmorrin-64989411/?ppe=1|title=Anna McMorrin|website=linkedin.com|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref>
==Parliamentary career==
Shortly after becoming an MP, McMorrin asked leader of the House of Commons, [[Andrea Leadsom ]], for an urgent debate about the 1,100 Tesco job losses in Cardiff North. McMorrin strongly opposed the decision, and asked for it to be reviewed. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/cardiff-tesco-staff-found-out-13223502|title=Tesco staff found out on Facebook that they were losing their jobs|last=Mosalski|first=Ruth|date=2017-06-22|work=walesonline|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref> McMorrin was successful in gaining an urgent debate in the House of Commons on 19 July 2017, and in her speech said she wished to "highlight the way in which Tesco has acted; secondly, describe the human impact of these actions; and finally, explore how we respond to these things and the next steps.". <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-07-19/debates/9CFE33A6-5154-42D0-9CFE-E5DD254C7B70/TescoHouseCardiffJobLosses|title=Tesco House, Cardiff: Job Losses - Hansard Online|website=hansard.parliament.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>▼On 8 June 2017, McMorrin was elected as the Member of Parliament for Cardiff North.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40209102|title=Labour takes Cardiff North from Tories|date=2017-06-09|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-GB}}</ref>
▲Shortly after becoming an MP, McMorrin asked leader of the House of Commons, [[Andrea Leadsom]], for an urgent debate about the 1,100 Tesco job losses in Cardiff North. McMorrin strongly opposed the decision, and asked for it to be reviewed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/cardiff-tesco-staff-found-out-13223502|title=Tesco staff found out on Facebook that they were losing their jobs|last=Mosalski|first=Ruth|date=2017-06-22|work=walesonline|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref> McMorrin was successful in gaining an urgent debate in the House of Commons on 19 July 2017, and in her speech said she wished to "highlight the way in which Tesco has acted; secondly, describe the human impact of these actions; and finally, explore how we respond to these things and the next steps.".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-07-19/debates/9CFE33A6-5154-42D0-9CFE-E5DD254C7B70/TescoHouseCardiffJobLosses|title=Tesco House, Cardiff: Job Losses - Hansard Online|website=hansard.parliament.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
McMorrin is Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to [[Barry Gardiner]] MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade.<ref>http://www.annamcmorrin.co.uk/en/parliament/</ref>
McMorrin is a member of the [[Environmental Audit Select Committee]]<ref>http://www.parliament.uk/eacom</ref> and joined the [[Welsh Affairs Select Committee]] on 24 October 2017 <ref>https://twitter.com/CommonsWelshAff/status/922719308765114369</ref> following criticism of both an unfilled committee<ref>https://nation.cymru/2017/apathetic-welsh-labour-mps-blasted-for-lack-of-interest-in-scrutiny-role/</ref> and an all-male lineup.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41227347</ref>
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