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After leaving politics Smith became a consultant for one of the Big Four accountancy firms, [[KPMG]] in October 2010, a position that was cleared by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]].<ref> Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
 
After leaving politics Smith became a consultant for one of the Big Four accountancy firms, [[KPMG]] in October 2010, a position that was cleared by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]].<ref> Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
 
Twelfth Annual Report, 2010-2011 </ref> She held this until June 2011. <ref name="LinkedIn"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jacqui-smith/24/a1a/b01 Jacqui Smith], LinkedIn profile, acc 11 June 2013 </ref> According to the ''Daily Mail'', KPMG had "won an important government contract while Smith was Home Secretary when it was commissioned to carry out a major study into whether drink industry giants were breaking guidelines on the sale of alcohol". <ref> Geoffrey Levy, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002302/How-onetime-Labour-bigwigs-raking-private-sector.html#ixzz1ZFthGGLO Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector], 10 June 2011, acc 28 Sept 2011 </ref>
 
Twelfth Annual Report, 2010-2011 </ref> She held this until June 2011. <ref name="LinkedIn"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jacqui-smith/24/a1a/b01 Jacqui Smith], LinkedIn profile, acc 11 June 2013 </ref> According to the ''Daily Mail'', KPMG had "won an important government contract while Smith was Home Secretary when it was commissioned to carry out a major study into whether drink industry giants were breaking guidelines on the sale of alcohol". <ref> Geoffrey Levy, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002302/How-onetime-Labour-bigwigs-raking-private-sector.html#ixzz1ZFthGGLO Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector], 10 June 2011, acc 28 Sept 2011 </ref>
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In February 2015 [[Westbourne Communications]] Smith to chair its public affairs practice. <ref> Anna Reynolds [http://www.prweek.com/article/1334015/former-home-secretary-jacqui-smith-hired-westbourne-communications Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith hired by Westbourne Communications] ''PR Week'', 17 February 2015, accessed 26 February 2015 </ref>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==

Revision as of 12:37, 26 February 2015

Jacqui Smith is a former UK Labour Home Secretary (2007-2009), Chief Government Whip and Minister for Schools (2005-2006). She was the Member of Parliament for Redditch from 1997 until May 2010.

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After leaving politics Smith became a consultant for one of the Big Four accountancy firms, KPMG in October 2010, a position that was cleared by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.[1] She held this until June 2011. [2] According to the Daily Mail, KPMG had "won an important government contract while Smith was Home Secretary when it was commissioned to carry out a major study into whether drink industry giants were breaking guidelines on the sale of alcohol". [3] In February 2015 Westbourne Communications Smith to chair its public affairs practice. [4]

Affiliations

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Notes

  1. ↑ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Twelfth Annual Report, 2010-2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Jacqui Smith, LinkedIn profile, acc 11 June 2013
  3. ↑ Geoffrey Levy, Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector, 10 June 2011, acc 28 Sept 2011
  4. ↑ Anna Reynolds Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith hired by Westbourne Communications PR Week, 17 February 2015, accessed 26 February 2015