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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> | ||
| + | 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
- Westminster Explained - since 2009 [2]
- Sarina Russo Job Access - September 2010 - present [2]
- Inspiring Interns
- Chair and co-founder The Precious Trust since January 2012 [2]
- LBC 97.3FM - presenter from March 2012 – September 2012
- School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham - was appointed an Honorary Professor in August 2011[2]
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Twelfth Annual Report, 2010-2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Jacqui Smith, LinkedIn profile, acc 11 June 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Anna Reynolds Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith hired by Westbourne Communications PR Week, 17 February 2015, accessed 26 February 2015
