Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon

Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon PC (born 7 January 1959) is a British politician and life peer serving as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords since 2015. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon from 1997 to 2010.

This article is about the former MP for Basildon. For the former MP for Penistone and Stockbridge, see Angela Smith (South Yorkshire politician). For other uses, see Angela Smith (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
The Baroness Smith of Basildon
PC
Official portrait, 2020
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Assumed office
27 May 2015
Party LeaderHarriet Harman (acting)
Jeremy Corbyn
Sir Keir Starmer
Preceded byThe Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Shadow Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords
In office
16 May 2012 – 28 May 2015
Served with The Lord Tunnicliffe
LeaderThe Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Party LeaderEd Miliband
Harriet Harman (acting)
Preceded byThe Lord Tunnicliffe
Succeeded byThe Lord McAvoy
Ministerial offices
Minister of State for the Third Sector
In office
8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byKevin Brennan
Succeeded byNick Hurd
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
28 June 2007 – 8 June 2009
Served with Ian Austin
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byKeith Hill
Succeeded byAnne Snelgrove
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Fire Services
In office
5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJim Fitzpatrick
Succeeded byParmjit Dhanda
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Economy of Northern Ireland
In office
14 October 2002 – 5 May 2006
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byBarry Gardiner
Succeeded byMaria Eagle
Assistant Government Whip
In office
12 June 2001 – 14 October 2002
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byDon Touhig
Succeeded byCharlotte Atkins
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
8 July 2010
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Basildon
In office
1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byDavid Amess
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Angela Evans

(1959-01-07) 7 January 1959
London, England
Political partyLabour Co-op
SpouseNigel Smith
Alma materLeicester Polytechnic (BA)

Smith served in government as an Assistant Whip from 2001 to 2002 and a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 2002 to 2007. She became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in 2007 and served until her appointment as Minister of State for the Third Sector in 2009. Smith lost her seat to the Conservatives at the 2010 general election, contesting the reformed South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency. She was appointed to the House of Lords shortly after her defeat, where she became Shadow Deputy Chief Whip in 2012 and Shadow Leader in 2015.

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