Jacqui Smith
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Jacqueline Jill Smith (born 3 November 1962) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour Party member of Parliament for Redditch, Inkberrow and Cookhill and was first elected in 1997. She is a minister at the Department of Education and Skills.
In 2003 Jacqui was appointed as the Government's deputy minister for women and equality, working alongside secretary of state Patricia Hewitt. In this role she published the Government's proposals for "Civil Partnership", 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.
Following the 2005 general election, Smith 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.
External links
- Jacqui Smith (http://www.jacquismithmp.labour.co.uk/) official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jacqui Smith MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4851,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Jacqui Smith MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/jacqui_smith/redditch)