Johanna Baxter | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024. | |
| Member of Parliament forPaisley and Renfrewshire South | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mhairi Black |
| Majority | 6,527 (15.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1979 (age 46) Saltcoats, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
Johanna Baxter is aScottishLabour Party politician who has served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forPaisley and Renfrewshire South since2024.[1]
Born inSaltcoats, Baxter became a union representative at 18. Baxter funded her way through university by working at a call centre.[2]
Baxter served as head of local government forUnison Scotland.[2] She was Chair of theNational Executive Committee of the Labour Party in 2022-2023.[3] She contested the seat ofRenfrewshire North and West in the2021 Holyrood election and the seat ofCunninghame North in the2016 Holyrood election.
Baxter was a member of Labour's NEC, and in 2016 criticised the lack of a secret ballot for a decision on whether to allow then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on to the leadership ballot, saying that it led to intimidation by Corbyn supporters against NEC members who voted against allowing him to stand for the Labour leadership: "The only reason to vote against that is so the intimidation can continue. It’s the most shameful act I have ever seen. He showed his true colours in that vote. I have had people tweet and post my personal mobile online, directing people to me, directing their mob at me," Baxter said.[4]
At the2024 general election, Baxter was elected as theMember of Parliament forPaisley and Renfrewshire South, with 19,583 votes (a share of 47.4%) and a majority of 6,527 votes over second-placed Jacqueline Cameron of the SNP.[5]
On 24 July 2024, Baxter made hermaiden speech in theHouse of Commons during a debate on education and opportunity.[6]
Baxter is married to Mark Glover, Executive Chairman of SEC Newgate UK.[7]
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