predecessor birth_place leader party office birth_date term_start majority spouse article_title name alma_mater
peter hain kim howells morecambe , united kingdom ed miliband harriet harman -lrb- acting -rrb- labour shadow for pontypridd secretary of state for wales member of parliament 2 may 1970 15 may 2012 6 may 2010 8,585 -lrb- 22.5 % -rrb- liz smith owen smith -lrb- politician -rrb-
 owen smith university of sussex
owen smith -lrb- politician -rrb-

owen smith -lrb- born 2 may 1970 -rrb- is a british labour party politician , who has been the member of parliament -lrb- mp -rrb- for pontypridd since 2010 , replacing the previous labour mp kim howells who decided to step down .
he previously worked for the bbc as a radio producer .
