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.

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.

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

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Category:1962 births
Category:Living people
Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford
Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs
Category:Members of the British House of Commons for English constituencies
Category:Politicians from Worcestershire
Category:Secretaries of State for the Home Department
Category:BBC 100 Women