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|name = Jo Platt |
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| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}} |
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|image = Official portrait of Jo Platt crop 2.jpg |
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|caption = Official Parliamentary Portrait of Jo Platt |
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|office2 = [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]]<br>for [[Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Leigh]] |
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|term_start2 = 8 June 2017 |
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|predecessor2 = [[Andy Burnham]] |
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|majority2 = 9,554 (20.3%) |
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| office1 = [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Shadow Secretary of State for Education]] |
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| term_start1 = 13 July 2017 |
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|1blankname1 = [[Shadow Secretary of State for Education|Shadow Sec.]] |
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|1namedata1 = [[Angela Rayner]] |
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|leader1 = [[Jeremy Corbyn]] |
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| office3 = [[Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council]] Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People |
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| term_start3 = June 2014 |
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| term_end3 = June 2017 |
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| successor3 = Jennifer Bullen |
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| office4 = [[Councillor]] for [[Astley, Greater Manchester|Astley]] and [[Mosley Common]] Ward of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan]] |
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|term_start4 = 3 May 2012 |
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| term_end4 = 5 September 2017 |
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| predecessor4 = Sean Ell |
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| successor4 = Paula Wakefield |
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|birth_name = Joanne Marie Platt |
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'''Joanne Marie Platt''' is a British politician who represents the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. At the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 general election]], she was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Leigh constituency]], succeeding [[Andy Burnham]], who left Parliament to become the [[Mayor of Greater Manchester]]. She is Leigh's first female MP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/jo-platt-makes-history-becoming-leigh-s-first-female-mp-1-8586091|title=Jo Platt makes history becoming Leigh’s first female MP|work=[[Lancashire Evening Post|Lancashire Post]]|date=9 June 2017|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref> |
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On July 13, 2017, she became Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Angela Rayner]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/JoPlattMP/status/885606369629548544|title = Honoured to have been appointed PPS to the wonderful @AngelaRayner Proud to be a part of this great team. #StandingUpForEducation #Labour | work = [[Twitter]] | date = July 13, 2017 | accessdate = July 13, 2017}}</ref> and she is also a Member of the [[Communities and Local Government Committee|Communities and Local Government Select Committee]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jo-platt/4673|title=Jo Platt MP|website=UK Parliament|language=en|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>. |
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==Career== |
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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 <ref name="Wigan Today">{{cite news|title=Leigh MP stands down as borough councillor: Leigh|url=https://www.wigantoday.net/news/politics/leigh-mp-stands-down-as-borough-councillor-1-8738480 |work= Wigan Today|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref> and was succeeded, on October 19, by fellow Labour and Co-operative candidate, Paula Wakefield. <ref name="Wigan Council">{{cite news|title=Declaration of results: Election of a ward councillor for Astley Mosley Common|url=https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Council/Voting-and-Elections/Declaration-of-result-of-Poll-Astley-Mosley-Common.pdf |work= Wigan Council|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bbc2017">{{cite news|title=Election 2017: Leigh|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000785 |work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Platt has two children.<ref name="leighjournal1">{{cite news | last = Mutch | first =James |url= http://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/15254658.Cllr_Joanne_Platt_named_as_Labour_candidate_for_Leigh_s_next_MP/ |title=Cllr Joanne Platt named as Labour candidate for Leigh's next MP | work = Leigh Journal |date=28 April 2017 |accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:58, 1 June 2018
| Jo Platt MP | |
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 Official Parliamentary Portrait of Jo Platt | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
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Assumed office 13 July 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadow Sec. | Angela Rayner |
| Member of Parliament for Leigh | |
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Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Burnham |
| Majority | 9,554 (20.3%) |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People | |
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In office June 2014 – June 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Bullen |
| Councillor for Astley and Mosley Common Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan | |
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In office 3 May 2012 – 5 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sean Ell |
| Succeeded by | Paula Wakefield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joanne Marie Platt |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative Script error: No such module "Officeholder party tracking". |
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.[1]
On July 13, 2017, she became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Angela Rayner[2] and she is also a Member of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee[3].
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 [4] and was succeeded, on October 19, by fellow Labour and Co-operative candidate, Paula Wakefield. [5] 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.[6]
Personal life
Platt has two children.[7]
References
- ↑ "Jo Platt makes history becoming Leigh's first female MP". Lancashire Post. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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- ↑ "Jo Platt MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
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