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Lady Smith (other)
Lord Smith may refer to: *Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, former Labour cabinet minister, then chair of the Environment Agency *Philip Smith, Baron Smith of Hindhead, British Conservative politician *Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, businessman *Rodney Smith, Baron Smith, surgeon *Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, Lib Dem spokesman on Northern Ireland *Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh, Labour councillor from Wigan, chair of Greater Manchester Combined Authority *Robert Dixon-Smith, Baron Dixon-Smith (born 1934), Conservative backbencher Lady Smith (not to be confused with Ladysmith) may refer to: *Anne Smith, Lady Smith (born 1955), Senator of the College of Justice *Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon (born 1959), leader of the Labour peers *Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill (born 1940), widow of John Smith *Julie Smith, Baroness Smith of Newnham (born 1969), Liberal Democrat academic *Margaret Delacourt-Smith, Baroness Delacourt-Smith of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Smith, Baron Smith Of Finsbury
Christopher Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, (born 24 July 1951) is a British politician and a peer; a former Member of Parliament (MP) and Cabinet Minister; and former chairman of the Environment Agency. For the majority of his career he was a Labour Party member. He was the first openly gay male British MP, coming out in 1984, and in 2005, the first MP to acknowledge that he is HIV positive.Why this is the time to break my HIV silence Chris Smith writing in '''', 30 January 2005 Since 2015 he has been |
Philip Smith, Baron Smith Of Hindhead
Philip Roland Smith, Baron Smith of Hindhead, (born 16 February 1966) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He is Chief Executive of the Association of Conservative Clubs. Honours Smith was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours. He was created a life peer on 29 September 2015, gazetted as Baron Smith of Hindhead, ''of Hindhead in the County of Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant ur ...''. References Living people Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Place of birth missing (living people) 1966 births {{UK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Smith, Baron Smith Of Kelvin
Robert Haldane Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, (born 8 August 1944) is a British businessman and former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Smith was knighted in 1999, appointed to the House of Lords as an independent crossbench peer in 2008, and appointed Knight of the Thistle in the 2014 New Year Honours. He was also appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2016. Lord Smith of Kelvin serves as Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde and Chair of the British Business Bank. He is Chairman of IMI plc, Scottish Enterprise and Forth Ports Limited. On 19 September 2014, he was appointed as Chair of the newly formed Scotland Devolution Commission by Prime Minister David Cameron, following the "No" result in the Scottish independence referendum; his role being to oversee devolution commitments spelt out by the Westminster parliamentary leaders, with initial proposals drawn up by November 2014. Early life Smith grew up in the Maryhill district of Glas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Smith, Baron Smith
Edwin Rodney Smith, Baron Smith KBE FRCS (10 May 1914 – 1 July 1998) was a British surgeon. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1975 New Year Honours and created a life peer as Baron Smith, of Marlow in the County of Buckinghamshire on 8 July 1978. He served as president of the Royal Society of Medicine between 1978 and 1980. He was a strong bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ... player. References 1914 births 1998 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Life peers British surgeons 20th-century British medical doctors Presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine 20th-century surgeons Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith Of Clifton
Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, (14 June 1937 – 24 April 2021) was a British politician, academic and member of the House of Lords. He was the Liberal Democrat spokesman in the House on Northern Ireland and constitutional affairs. Early life Smith was born in the East End of London, the son of Arthur James Smith and Vera Gladys Smith (née Cross). He read Economics at the London School of Economics in 1955-8, graduating with a BSc. He worked as a schoolteacher for the London County Council from 1958-9. Academic career Smith's first academic post was as an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Exeter from 1959–60. He then became Research Officer for the Acton Society Trust in 1960–2, a trust set up by the Joseph Rowntree Social Service Trust in the 1940s "to analyse the implications of the welfare state for liberty and the individual." In 1962, he became a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Hull, where he would remain for the next five years. In 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Smith, Baron Smith Of Leigh
Peter Richard Charles Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (24 July 1945 – 2 August 2021) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour local politician and life peer. Career Peter Smith was educated at Bolton School before going up to London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE where he graduated in economics. Whilst serving as Leader of Wigan Council and undertaking his duties at the House of Lords, he also completed an MSc in Urban Studies at the University of Salford. Smith had been a Councillor, member of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council since 1978 and was Chairman of its Finance Committee from 1982 to 1991; from 1991 to 2018, he served as Leader of the Council. Created a Life Peer on 5 August 1999 as Baron Smith of Leigh, of Wigan in the County of Greater Manchester, since 2005 he has been Treasurer of the Rugby League Group and, since 2006, Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party's Departmental Committee for Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dixon-Smith, Baron Dixon-Smith
Robert William Dixon-Smith, Baron Dixon-Smith DL (born 30 September 1934), is a British farmer and Conservative Party politician. Lord Dixon-Smith is a former Shadow Minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government.Peer's apology over racist phrase BBC News, 9 July 2008 Early life and career The son of Dixon and Alice Winifred Smith, Dixon-Smith was educated at , at the in |
Ladysmith (other)
Ladysmith may refer to: * Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa * Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada * Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States * Ladysmith, New South Wales, Australia * Ladysmith, Virginia, United States * Ladysmith Island, Queensland, Australia, an island in Smith Islands National Park Other * ''Ladysmith'' (novel), a 1999 novel by Giles Foden * Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group * Siege of Ladysmith (South Africa), 1900 * Smith & Wesson Ladysmith, a small handgun See also * Lady Smith (other) * List of people with surname Smith Smith is one of the most common surnames in the English-speaking world. Following is a list of notable people with the surname Smith. People known primarily as having the surname Smith Common combinations of given name and surname Smith * Aaro ... * Ladismith, Western Cape, South Africa {{disambig, geo, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Smith, Lady Smith
Anne Smith, Lady Smith, (born 16 March 1955) is a Scottish lawyer, and a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. Early life Smith was educated at Jordanhill School and Cheadle County Grammar School for Girls, before attending the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh, where she graduated with an LL.B. (Hons.). She served a two-year apprenticeship with Shepherd and Wedderburn WS, and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1980. Legal career Smith worked as Standing Junior Counsel to the Countryside Commission, before becoming a Queen's Counsel in 1993. She served as a Temporary Sheriff from 1995 to 1999, as Chairman of the Scottish Partnership on Domestic Abuse from 1998 to 2000, and as an Advocate Depute from 2000 to 2001. In April 2001 she was blamed by Donald Findlay QC for falling dress standards in the courts. In 1997, she had been the first woman to appear before the Court of Session in trousers; Findlay said that "The drop in standards began when f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Smith, Baroness Smith Of Basildon
Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, (born 7 January 1959) UK Parliament is a British politician and serving as since 2015. A member of the parties, she was |
Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith Of Gilmorehill
Elizabeth Margaret Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill, (born 4 June 1940), is a British peer and patron of the arts. She is the widow of John Smith (Labour Party leader), John Smith, the former Labour Party (UK), Labour Party leader. Born Elizabeth Margaret Bennett, Smith was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Hutchesons' Girls Grammar School and University of Glasgow, Glasgow University. Baroness Smith is president of Scottish Opera and served as chairman of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 1995 to 2012. She is also a governor of the English-Speaking Union and a board member of the Centre for European Reform. Within a year of her husband's death, she was created a life peer as Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill, of Gilmorehill in the District of the Glasgow, City of Glasgow on 17 February 1995. Smith received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1998. She has three daughters, including Sarah Smith (news reporter), Sarah Smith who is the BBC News North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Smith, Baroness Smith Of Newnham
Julie Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Newnham (born 1 June 1969) is an academic specialising in European politics and a Liberal Democrat politician. From 2003 to 2015, she was a local councillor on Cambridge City Council. Since September 2014, she has been a life peer and a member of the House of Lords. Early life Smith was born on 1 June 1969. From 1980 to 1987, she was educated at Merchant Taylors' Girls' School, an all-girls selective private school based in Great Crosby, Merseyside. After taking a gap year, she studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. She then undertook postgraduate study in politics at St Antony's College, Oxford, graduating with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Direct elections to the European Parliament: a reevaluation" and was submitted in 1995. Having been awarded a Hanseatic Scholarship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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