For other people named Owen Smith, see Owen Smith (disambiguation).
Owen Smith
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 14 June 2017 – 23 March 2018
Leader
Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by
David Anderson
Succeeded by
Tony Lloyd
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
Leader
Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by
Stephen Timms (acting)
Succeeded by
Debbie Abrahams
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office 15 May 2012 – 14 September 2015
Leader
Ed Miliband Harriet Harman
Preceded by
Peter Hain
Succeeded by
Nia Griffith
Shadow Minister for Wales
In office 25 September 2010 – 15 May 2012
Leader
Ed Miliband
Preceded by
Wayne David
Succeeded by
Nia Griffith
Member of Parliament for Pontypridd
In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by
Kim Howells
Succeeded by
Alex Davies-Jones
Personal details
Born
(1970-05-02) 2 May 1970 (age 54) Morecambe, Lancashire, England
Political party
Labour
Spouse
Elizabeth Wood
(m. 1995)
[1]
Alma mater
University of Sussex
Website
Official website
Owen Smith (born 2 May 1970)[2] is a British lobbyist and former Labour Party politician who has been the UK government relations director for pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb since 2020. Smith was Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd from 2010 to 2019.[3]
Before being elected to Parliament, Smith worked as a radio and television producer for the BBC, as a special adviser for Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy, and as a political lobbyist for Pfizer.[4][2] Smith went on to serve as Shadow Welsh Secretary under Ed Miliband from 2012 until 2015, and then as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn from 2015 until he resigned in June 2016. On 13 July 2016, he contested the leadership of the Labour Party and was defeated. After the 2017 general election, Corbyn appointed Smith as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.[5] He was dismissed from this post on 23 March 2018 after he publicly called for a referendum on the final Brexit deal, a position that was against Labour policy of the time.[6]
^Nelson, Nigel (23 July 2016). "How Owen Smith's mining family background propelled him to become Labour leadership candidate". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016. he fell in love with Liz Wood
^ abCriddle, Cristina (13 July 2016). "Who is Owen Smith? Meet the other Labour MP who is challenging Corbyn for the leadership". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^"Election 2010: Pontypridd". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^Shipton, Martin (13 July 2016). "Owen Smith on the Iraq War, working as a lobbyist and the private sector's role in the NHS". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^"Owen Smith returns to Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet". Wales Online. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^Stewart, Heather (23 March 2018). "Owen Smith sacked from Labour party frontbench". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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