Jo Gideon

Joanna Mary Gideon MP (born 7 November 1952) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent Central constituency since the 2019 general election.[1]

Jo Gideon

MP
Member of Parliament
for Stoke-on-Trent Central
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byGareth Snell
Majority670 (2.1%)
Personal details
Born
Joanna Mary Gideon

(1952-11-07) 7 November 1952
Birmingham, England, UK
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham

Early career

Gideon earned a degree from the University of Birmingham, and has worked in higher education as a small business owner and a ‘social entrepreneur. She ran a business importing and selling handmade paper.[2]

Political career

In the 2017 general election she stood in Great Grimsby, finishing 2,565 votes behind the Labour victor Melanie Onn.[3] She was elected in May 2019 as a borough councillor on Ashford Borough Council.[4] and was a cabinet member on Ashford Borough Council for Community Safety & Wellbeing. She stood down as councillor following her election to Parliament in December 2019.

She has also worked as an aide to Damian Green, former Cabinet minister and MP for Ashford since 1997.[5]

Personal life

Her daughter is actress Ingrid Oliver.[6]

References
  1. "Stoke-on-Trent Central parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. "Jo Gideon". Who can I vote for. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Great Grimsby". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Cllr Jo Gideon". Ashford Borough Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. "Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Councillor Jo (Joanna) Gideon". Ashford Borough Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2028298/bio. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Gareth Snell		 Member of Parliament
for Stoke-on-Trent Central
2019–present		 Incumbent


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