Jacqui Smith MP
Jacqui Smith MP
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jacqui Smith was appointed Home Secretary in June 2007, as part of Gordon Brown's first Cabinet. She was previously Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip. Ms Smith grew up in Malvern, Worcestershire before moving to Redditch in 1986. She still lives in Redditch with husband, Richard and sons James and Michael. Since becoming an MP in 1997, Jacqui has served on the Treasury Select Committee and was promoted to Government in 1999. In June 2003, she was apppointed as Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industy with responsibility for Industry and the Regions. Jacqui was also Deputy Minister for Women and Equality. In 2005, Jacqui was appointed Minister for Schools at the Department for Education and Skills.
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Gordon Brown's new Cabinet
- Prime minister: Gordon Brown
- Chancellor: Alistair Darling
- Justice: Jack Straw
- Chief Whip: Geoff Hoon
- Commons leader: Harriet Harman
- Culture: James Purnell
- Defence and Scotland: Des Browne
- Int Development: Douglas Alexander
- Cabinet office minister/Duchy of Lancaster: Ed Miliband
- Schools and children: Ed Balls
- Innovation, universities and skills: John Denham
- Environment: Hilary Benn
- Foreign Secretary: David Miliband
- Health: Alan Johnson
- Home Secretary: Jacqui Smith
- Business and enterprise: John Hutton
- Lords leader: Baroness Ashton
- Communities: Hazel Blears
- Northern Ireland: Shaun Woodward
- Transport: Ruth Kelly
- Chief secretary to the Treasury: Andy Burnham
- Wales/Work and Pensions: Peter Hain
- Attorney General (attending Cabinet when necessary): Baroness Scotland
- Children and youth justice (attending Cabinet when necessary): Beverley Hughes
- Lords chief whip (attending Cabinet when necessary): Lord Grocott
- Housing minister (attending Cabinet when needed): Yvette Cooper
- Attorney General (attending Cabinet when necessary): Baroness Scotland
- Olympics minister (attending Cabinet when needed): Tessa Jowell
- Africa, Asia and UN (attending Cabinet when necessary): Lord Malloch Brown