Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1959(1959-01-07)
Age	65
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon Biography

Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 7, 1959 in London, United Kingdom. Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon PC (born 7 January 1959) is a British Labour-Co-operative politician who was a Member of the Parliament (MP) of Basildon from 1997 until she lost her seat to Conservatives in the general election. At that time, she ran for the new seat South Basildon and East Thurrock. After that, she was part of the House of Lords.

Smith was an elected Member of Essex County Council from 1989, and was an official of the Fire Authority for the County of Essex.

Smith was appointed a Government Whip in 2001, before being promoted to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2002. In 2006, she was moved to the Department for Communities and Local Government, with responsibility for Fire Services.

On 28 June 2007, Smith was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the new Prime Minister Gordon Brown, entitling her to attend Cabinet. She gave up this role at the reshuffle of June 2009, to enter Government in the Cabinet Office at the rank of Minister of State, when she was sworn of the Privy Council.

In the past, Smith had previously stood for Southend West in the 1987 General Election, Smith was chosen to run in the seat of Labour in Basildon about a decade later , in December 1995, following an all-women’s shortlist. She was elected to Basildon in the general election in 1997 in place of Conservative M.P. David Amess, who had switched to the more secure area in Southend West, which Smith had previously fought for herself when the boundaries of Basildon were slightly altered and she was aware that her tiny majority was most likely to be dismantled by Labour. Smith was elected again with ease in 2001 and in 2005.

Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon Net Worth

Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Smith was a pupil at Pitsea Junior School and Chalvedon Comprehensive (later Chalvedon School) in Basildon prior to studying public Administration in Leicester Polytechnic, where she was awarded a BA. She got married in 1978. got married to Nigel Smith, who has published a variety of historical publications that cover Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

From 1982 until 1982, Smith worked as a student accountant for Newham Borough Council. London Borough of Newham. She was then employed by the League Against Cruel Sports from 1983 until 1995, and was the director for Political and Public Relations. She worked as a researcher in the field of politics from 1995 until 1997.

In December 1997, Smith introduced the Private Member’s Bill to minimise waste generation, and was successful in negotiating its passage through Parliament to become the Waste Minimisation Act 1998.

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In the Lords, Smith was Labour Spokeswoman for Energy and Climate Change from 2010 to 2013, Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2012 and the Home Office from 2012 to 2015. She also served as Opposition Deputy Whip in the House of Lords from 2012 to 2015. On 27 May 2015, Smith was elected unopposed as Labour’s Leader in the Lords, and so joined Harriet Harman’s Shadow Cabinet.

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Angela Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.

In September 2017, she was named at Number 71 in ‘The 100 Most Influential People on the Left’ by commentator Iain Dale.