Jacqui Smith | |
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Home Secretary | |
In office 28 June 2007 – 5 June 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | John Reid |
Succeeded by | Alan Johnson |
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Hilary Armstrong |
Succeeded by | Geoff Hoon |
Member of Parliament for Redditch | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Succeeded by | Karen Lumley |
Personal details | |
Born | Malvern, Worcestershire, England | 3 November 1962
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smith (born 3 November 1962) is an English politician. She was the first female Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. She was born in Malvern, Worcestershire. She was the Member of Parliament for the Redditch constituency. She was first elected in the 1997 general election. She lost her seat at the 2010 General Election.[1]
She is a member of the Labour Party.