Biography

Member of Parliament for Basildon from 1997 to 2010. Moved to the House of Lords in July 2010 as Baroness Smith of Basildon.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office (14 Oct 2002 to 8 May 2006),

Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007).

PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (28 Jun 2007 to 10 Jun 2009)

Minister of State (Third Sector), Cabinet Office (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010),