Joe Morris (politician)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joe Morris | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Hexham | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Opperman |
| Majority | 3,713 (7.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
| Education | Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham Mansfield College, Oxford (BA) |
Joseph Ronald Morris[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Hexham since 2024.[2]
He is the first Labour MP for Hexham, breaking a 100-year streak of Conservative MPs.[3]
According to his LinkedIn profile, prior to his election Morris worked as a parliamentary assistant for Labour MPs Kate Hollern, Rupa Huq and Bill Esterson. He has also worked for Make UK and as an Associate Director at Hanbury Strategy, a public affairs and communications agency.[4]
In February 2025, Morris was named a parliamentary private secretary in the Department of Health and Social Care.[5] He chairs the Labour group of rural MPs.[6]
Morris married Hana Al-Izzi, an adviser to Labour party chair Anna Turley, on New Year’s Eve 2025.[6]
_colour.png){kind=small}
