Angela Evans Smith
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| Angela Evans Smith MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Basildon |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | David Amess |
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| Born | 7 January 1959 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Angela Evans Smith (born 7 January 1959, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Basildon and was first elected in 1997. Since 28 June 2007 she has had special provision to attend cabinet as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gordon Brown.
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[edit] Early life
She attended Pitsea Junior School and Chalvedon Comprehensive (now called Chalvedon School) on Wickford Avenue in Basildon. At Leicester Polytechnic, she studied Public Administration, gaining a BA. In 1978, she married Nigel Smith, who has written a number of books for key stage 3 and key stage 4 history.
From 1982–83, Smith was a trainee accountant with the London Borough of Newham. She then worked for the League Against Cruel Sports from 1983–95, becoming the head of Political and Public Relations. She was a political researcher from 1995–97.
Smith was a county councillor from 1989 and member of the fire authority of the county of Essex.[1]
[edit] Parliamentary career
She was a junior Northern Ireland minister and sponsored the Waste Minimisation Act, as well as playing an important role in forcing the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 through Parliament. She received considerable local opposition, before leaving office in Northern Ireland, for sponsoring the Education (NI) Order which proposes ending academic selection in Northern Ireland. The Order is opposed by many who consider Northern Ireland's education system one of the United Kingdom's most successful. It is expected that the Order will come before the House of Commons and House of Lords in May 2006.
[edit] Previous Ministerial Brief
When the Office of Deputy Prime Minister was broken up during the May 2006 cabinet reshuffle, Smith was appointed as Fire Service Minister in the new Department for Communities and Local Government. The previous incumbent was Jim Fitzpatrick, who had been an FBU official and firefighter in London.
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[edit] External links
- Official website
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Angela Smith MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Angela Smith MP
- BBC Politics page
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Member of Parliament for Basildon 1997– |
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