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Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
British politician, from July 2024 Leader of the House of Lords / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon (born 7 January 1959)[1] is a Labour Co-operative politician from England. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon from 1997 until losing her seat to the Conservatives at the 2010 General Election.
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Smith was a Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, incorporating the offices of Minister for the Third Sector and Minister for Social Exclusion.[2]