| The Right Honourable Jacqui Smith MP |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
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| In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Hilary Armstrong |
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| Born | 3 November 1962 Malvern, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smith (born 3 November 1962) is a British politician for the Labour Party. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malvern is a Town and Civil parish in Worcestershire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the She is currently the Home Secretary and has been Member of Parliament for Redditch since 1997. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Redditch is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election She was made a Member of the Privy Council in 2003. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign.
Smith is the first female Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, and only the third woman to hold one of the Great Offices of State — after Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister) and Margaret Beckett (Foreign Secretary). The Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom are the four most senior and prestigious posts in the British parliamentary system of government Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the She has been tipped by political pundits [1] as potential successor to Gordon Brown following his recent slide in the opinion polls. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is [2]
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Early life
Born in Malvern, Worcestershire, Smith attended Dyson Perrins High School in Malvern. Malvern is a Town and Civil parish in Worcestershire, England. Dyson Perrins High School is a co-educational comprehensive state secondary school in Malvern Worcestershire, England. Malvern is a Town and Civil parish in Worcestershire, England. Her parents were teachers. Her local MP there, Conservative backbencher Sir Michael Spicer, recalled in Parliament in 2003 how he had first met her when he was addressing the sixth form at The Chase School, where Smith's mother was a teacher. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir William Michael Hardy Spicer (born January 22, 1943) is the British Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire. The Chase, also known as The Chase Technology College and The Chase High School, is a Secondary school (ages 11-18 in Malvern Worcestershire [3] "So great was my eloquence that she immediately rushed off and joined the Labour party. "[4] Smith went on to study for a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Hertford College, Oxford. Philosophy Politics and Economics or Politics Philosophy and Economics (often abbreviated to PPE) is a popular Interdisciplinary degree which Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. After Oxford, she did a PGCE at Worcester College of Higher Education. Smith lived on Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, up until being made home secretary when she moved partly to London to be closer to her job, whilst keeping the family home based in her constituency in Redditch.
From 1986 to 1988, she taught Economics at Arrow Vale High School in Redditch[5], followed by a post at Worcester Sixth Form College before becoming Head of Economics and GNVQ Co-ordinator at Haybridge High School, Hagley in 1990. Worcester Sixth Form College on Spetchley Road in Swinesherd Worcester (close to the M5) was founded on the site of the Worcester Grammar School for Girls A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ (sometimes humorously defined as "Going Nowhere Very Quickly" or "Generally Not Very Qualified" was Haybridge High School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with 1100 students (300 in the sixth form in Hagley, serving North West Worcestershire. Hagley is a large village on the northern boundary of Worcestershire, England, near to the towns of Kidderminster and Stourbridge.
Member of Parliament
She was elected MP for Redditch at the 1997 general election, becoming one of the "Blair Babes" as part of a (then) record number of female MPs elected to the House of Commons. Redditch is a Town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election In the British House of Commons, the 101 female Labour Party Members of Parliament elected in Labour's landslide general election victory in 1997 became The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
Smith, who has been called feminist,[6] entered the Government in July 1999 as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Employment, working with the Minister for School Standards Estelle Morris. A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is in turn The Department for Education and Skills (DfES was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007 Estelle Morris Baroness Morris of Yardley PC (born 17 June 1952 Manchester) is a British Labour politician and member of the House of [7] She then became a Minister of State at the Department for Health after the 2001 general election. Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. The Department of Health (DH is a department of the United Kingdom government but with responsibility for government policy for England alone on Health Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown She was appointed as the Government's deputy Minister for Women in 2003, working alongside Secretary of State Patricia Hewitt. The Minister for Women was a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. Patricia Hope Hewitt (born 2 December 1948) is a British Politician. In this role she published the Government's proposals for Civil Partnerships, a system designed to offer same-sex couples an opportunity to gain legal recognition for their relationship with an associated set of rights and responsibilities.
Minister for Schools
Following the 2005 general election, Smith, a former teacher, was appointed to serve as the Minister of State for Schools in the Department for Education and Skills, replacing Stephen Twigg who had lost his seat. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" The Department for Education and Skills (DfES was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007 Stephen Twigg (born 25 December 1966) is a British Labour Party politician [8] She received praise in this role – often outperforming her superior Ruth Kelly. Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968 is a British politician, currently Member of Parliament for the Bolton West Constituency representing Teacher trade union sources stated that Smith "talked to us on our level". A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming [9]
Government Chief Whip
In the 2006 reshuffle she was appointed as the Government's Chief Whip. The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of In a period when supporters of Gordon Brown were pushing Prime Minister Tony Blair to resign, she was successfully able to calm the situation down. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to [9] The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson described her as being effective at "making peace between the warring Blair and Brown factions". Nicholas Anthony Robinson (born 5 October 1963 is the Political Editor of the BBC. [10]
Smith was regarded as a loyal Blairite during Tony Blair's premiership, and was brought to tears by Blair's farewell appearance in the House of Commons. In United Kingdom politics, the term Blairite refers to a personal and/or political supporter of Tony Blair, Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 The Premiership of Tony Blair began on 2 May 1997 and ended on 27 June 2007 [9]
Home Secretary
Jacqui Smith was appointed Home Secretary in Gordon Brown's first Cabinet reshuffle of 28 June 2007. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Gordon Brown is currently serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Just one day into her new job bombs were found in London and a terrorist attack took place the following day. American and British English spelling differences London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack occurred on Saturday 30 June 2007, at 1511 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with On 24 January 2008 she announced new sweeping powers, including the proposal to hold "terrorist suspects" or those "linked to terrorism" for forty-two days without charge. [11] Smith has also reversed the government's decision in 2004 to reclassify cannabis as a class C drug, returning it to class B status in 2009. Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c38 is an Act of Parliament, by which the United Kingdom aims to control the possession and supply of numerous drugs The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c38 is an Act of Parliament, by which the United Kingdom aims to control the possession and supply of numerous drugs [12]
Also in January, Smith was involved in controversy when she admitted that she wouldn't feel safe on the street of London at night. Such statements were compounded by her suggestion that walking on streets at night wasn't "a thing that people do". Critics suggested her statements were an admission that the government had failed to tackle crime effectively. [13]
Voting record in Parliament
Smith hardly ever rebels (votes against) the position of her Party and in the most divisive votes over Labour's term she has voted according to the Party line (They Work For You). [14] Her position on some of the divisive or controversial votes since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament.
- Voted for introducing a smoking ban.
- Voted for introducing ID cards.
- Voted for introducing foundation hospitals.
- Voted for introducing student top-up fees.
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
- Voted for the Iraq war.
- Voted against an investigation into the Iraq war.
- Voted for replacing Trident.
- Voted for the hunting ban.
- Voted for equal gay rights.
Personal life
Smith married Richard J Timney (born 1963 in Ealing) in October 1987 in Malvern and has two sons (born September 1993 and June 1998). Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7 Her eldest son enjoys playing rugby and was part of his school County Champion side.
On the 19 July 2007 she admitted to smoking cannabis a number of times in Oxford in the 1980s. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, She at first stated her behaviour had been wrong, and urged people not to try it especially considering the side effects and alleged strengthening of cannabis that had occurred since that time. Later on in the statement, she made a virtue of her having smoked cannabis, as having "given her the experiences to understand that she wants crime tackled". This information was made public the day after Gordon Brown appointed her head of a new government review of the UK Drugs strategy. The incident left some in the news to rename her Jacqui Spliff,[15] and Wacky Baccy Jacqui.
She is a very keen supporter of Aston Villa who she regularly enjoys watching in her spare time. [16]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2008/06/premier_perform.html#commentsanchor
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2007/feb/20/uk.polls
- ^ Minister visits high school, This is Worcestershire, 8 June 2001. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister
- ^ House of Commons Hansard, 1 April 2003, column 876: Michael Spicer on Jacqui Smith.
- ^ New Minister of State for Health, UK Transplant Bulletin, Autumn 2001
- ^ Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Sorry, Billie, but prostitution is not about champagne and silk negligees
- ^ "Education ministers change in reshuffle", BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
- ^ "Adviser Adonis made a minister", BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
- ^ a b c "First woman at the Home Office: Jacqui Smith", The Independent . The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.
- ^ "Profile: Jacqui Smith", BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
- ^ UK plans tougher terrorism laws - CNN.com
- ^ Cannabis to be upgraded to class B drug, Daily Telegraph, retrieved on 15 May 2008. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3216678.ece
- ^ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/jacqui_smith/redditch
- ^ ITV evening news, 19 July 2007, "I smoked cannabis"
- ^ Government Approval | Aston Villa | News | Football News | Football News
External links
- Jacqui Smith official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jacqui Smith MP
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Offices held
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Redditch 1997–present |
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| Preceded by Barbara Roche |
Deputy Minister for Women 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Meg Munn |
| Preceded by Stephen Twigg |
Minister of State for Schools 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Jim Knight |
| Preceded by Hilary Armstrong |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Geoff Hoon |
| Government Chief Whip 2006–2007 |
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| Preceded by John Reid |
Home Secretary 2007–present |
Incumbent |
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