- Owen Smith
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Owen Smith Shadow Minister for Wales Incumbent Assumed office
11 October 2010Leader Harriet Harman
Ed MilibandMember of Parliament
for PontypriddIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by Kim Howells Majority 2,785 (7.6%) Personal details Born 2 May 1970
Morecambe, LancashireNationality British Political party Labour Spouse(s) Liz Smith Owen Smith (b. 2 May 1970)[1] is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2010, replacing the previous Labour MP Kim Howells, who decided to step down.[2] He was appointed on the 11th of October 2010 as Shadow Minister for Wales
Born in Morecambe, Smith joined the Labour Party at the age of 16, studying History and French at the University of Sussex. He worked for the BBC as a radio producer for 10 years, working on a variety of programmes in both Wales and London, including Today for BBC Radio Four and Dragon's Eye for BBC Wales.[3]
In 2002 he left to become special advisor for Paul Murphy, then the Secretary of State for Wales. He later followed Murphy to the Northern Ireland Office. Smith previously stood as Labour candidate for Blaenau Gwent in a 2006 by-election, but was defeated by independent candidate Dai Davies. He has three children.
References
- ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251377/
- ^ "Election 2010: Pontypridd". Wales Online. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/2010/05/07/labour-wins-pontypridd-seat-91466-26397927/. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Former BBC Producer selected for Pontypridd". Wales Online. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/2010/01/14/former-bbc-producer-lined-up-for-a-safe-labour-seat-91466-25581799/. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Owen Smith MP Welsh Labour Party profile
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Owen Smith author archives at WalesHome.org
- Pontypridd Town website
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Kim HowellsMember of Parliament for Pontypridd
2010–presentIncumbent 
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