Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6273
smithangela@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Southend West 1987 general election. MP (Lab/Co-op) for Basildon 1997-2010. Contested South Basildon and East Thurrock 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Paul Boateng as Minister of State, Home Office 1999-2001;
Assistant Government Whip 2001-02;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Northern Ireland Office 2002-06,
Department for Communities and Local Government 2006-07;
PPS to Gordon Brown as Prime Minister 2007-09;
Minister of State, Cabinet Office 2009-10
Lords career
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Energy and Climate Change 2010-,
Northern Ireland 2011-12,
Home Office 2012-;
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 2012-
Councils, public bodies
Essex County Council:
Councillor 1989-97,
Chief Whip 1993-96;
Vice-President Local Government Association 2011-
Political interests
Home affairs, animal welfare, international development, employment, third sector, fire service
Countries of interest
Cuba, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Smith of Basildon, of Basildon in the County of Essex 2010
Register of Interests
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Berlin with husband, 27-31 October 2012, to attend and speak at Eurocop Conference; cost of flights and accommodation for Member and husband met by EuroCop but no fee or other expenses were paid
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Vice Chair, Cuban Solidarity Campaign