Angela Evans Smith

Angela Evans Smith (born 7 January 1959, Hackney, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Basildon. She is currently Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, incorporating the offices of Minister for the Third Sector and Minister for Social Exclusion. She attended Pitsea Junior School and Chalvedon Comprehensive (now called Chalvedon School) on Wickford Avenue in Basildon. At Leiceste... more

Angela Evans Smith (born 7 January 1959, Hackney, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Basildon. She is currently Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, incorporating the offices of Minister for the Third Sector and Minister for Social Exclusion. She attended Pitsea Junior School and Chalvedon Comprehensive (now called Chalvedon School) on Wickford Avenue in Basildon. At Leicester Polytechnic, she studied Public Administration, gaining a BA. In 1978, she married Nigel Smith, who has written a number of books for key stage 3 and key stage 4 history. From 1982–83, Smith was a trainee accountant with the London Borough of Newham. She then worked for the League Against Cruel Sports from 1983–95, becoming the head of Political and Public Relations. She was a political researcher from 1995–97. Smith was a county councillor from 1989 and member of the fire authority of the county of Essex. Smith was selected to stand for... less