Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury
Christopher Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, PC (born 24 July 1951) is a British politician and a peer; a former Member of Parliament (MP) and Cabinet Minister; and former chairman of the Environment Agency. For the majority of his career he was a Labour Party member. He was the first openly gay male British MP, coming out in 1984, and in 2005, the first MP to acknowledge that he is HIV positive. Since 2015 he has been Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
The Right Honourable The Lord Smith of Finsbury PC | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 8 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Virginia Bottomley |
| Succeeded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed life peerage 18 July 2005 | |
| Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | George Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Shadow cabinet portfolios | |
| 1992–1994 | Environment |
| 1994–1995 | National Heritage |
| 1995–1996 | Social Security |
| 1996–1997 | Health |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1951 Barnet, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Independent (2008–present) Labour (1979–2008) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Dorian Jabri (1989–2012) |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge (BA, PhD) Harvard University |
| Signature | |
| Website | Official website |
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