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| Christina Rees MP | |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
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Assumed office 9 February 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jo Stevens |
| Member of Parliament for Neath | |
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Assumed office May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Hain |
| Majority | 12,631 (33.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1954 |
| Website | Official website |
Christina Rees (born 21 February 1954 has been the MP for Neath since May 2015.
Career
Rees is a qualified barrister.
Rees stood as the Labour candidate for Arfon in the Welsh Assembly elections in May 2011, and was placed fourth on the Labour's Wales wide list for the 2014 European Elections.
Rees first became MP for Neath following the UK general election of 2015.
Rees was appointed a Shadow Justice Minister in January 2016, but quit her position during the mass resignation of Shadow ministers following the EU referendum. She later became one of 33 Labour MPs to return to the front bench, again in the position of Shadow Justice Minister. In February 2017, she was appointed to the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.