Jacqui Smith

Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smith (born 3 November 1962) is an English politician. She was the first female Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. She was born in Malvern, Worcestershire. She was the Member of Parliament for the Redditch constituency. She was first elected in the 1997 general election. She lost her seat at the 2010 General Election.^[1]

The Right Honourable Jacqui Smith
Home Secretary
In office 28 June 2007 – 5 June 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	John Reid
Succeeded by	Alan Johnson
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Hilary Armstrong
Succeeded by	Geoff Hoon
Member of Parliament for Redditch
In office 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Succeeded by	Karen Lumley
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-03) 3 November 1962 (age 62) Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Hertford College, Oxford

She is a member of the Labour Party.

Personal life

Smith married Richard Timney (born 1963 in Ealing, London) in October 1987 in Malvern, Worcestershire. They have two sons.

In December 2008, it was discovered that Timney wrote a series of letters praising the work of Smith. These letters were sent to newspapers. He did not say that he was her husband and managing her constituency office.^[2]

In June 2008 the Independent newspaper reported that she was a season-ticket holder at Aston Villa Football Club.^[3]