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|name = Karin Smyth |
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|office = Member of Parliament<br>for [[Bristol South]] |
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|term_start = 7 May 2015 |
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|majority = 15,987 (29.4%) |
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'''Karin Marguerite Smyth'''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61961 |date=19 June 2017 |page=11780}}</ref> (born 8 September 1964) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician. She was elected as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bristol South (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol South]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015]].<ref>‘SMYTH, Karin’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016</ref> |
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==Early life and career== |
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Born in London,<ref name=karinsmyth-whoiam/> her parents had emigrated from Ireland to England in the 1950s. Smyth was educated at [[Bishopshalt School]], [[Uxbridge College]], the [[University of East Anglia]] (BA, 1988) where she was President of the [[Union of UEA Students]], and the [[University of Bath]] (MBA, 1995).<ref>{{cite web|title=Karin Smyth - Candidate for Bristol South|url=http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/Karin-Smyth|website=Labour Party|accessdate=8 May 2015}}</ref> Smyth worked as an office manager for Bristol West MP [[Valerie Davey]] from 1997.<ref name=laboursouthwest-20150803>{{cite web |url=http://www.laboursouthwest.org.uk/karin_smyth_interview |title="I am determined to improve opportunities for people in Bristol South" - Karin Smyth, Labour's new MP |publisher=Labour South West |date=3 August 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2017}}</ref> |
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'''Karin Marguerite Smyth'''(born 8 September 1964) was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Bristol South]] in 2015 |
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Smyth worked as an [[National Health Service|NHS]] manager at Bristol [[clinical commissioning group|Clinical Commissioning Group]].<ref name=bbc-20130608>{{cite news|title=Karin Smyth to stand for Labour in Bristol South at next election|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22826420|accessdate=9 May 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=8 June 2013}}</ref> She was a [[non-executive director]] of Bristol North [[Primary Care Trust|PCT]] from 2002 to 2006.<ref name=karinsmyth-whoiam>{{cite web |url=http://karinsmyth.com/who_i_am/ |title=Who I am |publisher=Karin Smyth |accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==Parliamentary career== |
==Parliamentary career== |
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After becoming an MP at the |
After becoming an MP at the 2015 general election, Smyth became a member of the Public Accounts Committee in July 2015. |
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On 27 June 2016, she gave support to a series of shadow cabinet resignations aimed at ousting the Labour Leader, [[Jeremy Corbyn|Jeremy Corbyn MP]], in an open letter to constituents.<ref name=itv-20160627>{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2016-06-27/karin-smyth-adds-her-name-to-growing-list-calling-for-corbyns-resignation/ |title=Karin Smyth adds her name to growing list calling for Corbyn's resignation |work=ITV News |date=27 June 2016 |accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> She supported [[Owen Smith]] in the [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2016|2016 Labour leadership election]].<ref name=bristol247-20160830>{{cite news |url=https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/owen-smiths-battlebus-arrives-in-bristol/ |title=Owen Smith's battlebus arrives in Bristol |newspaper=Bristol 24/7 |date=30 August 2016 |accessdate=6 April 2017}}</ref> |
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From October 2016 to July 2017, Smyth was [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Keir Starmer]], [[Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union]].<ref name=bp-20170125>{{cite news | last = Daly | first = Patrick |title=Jeremy Corbyn looks set to demand Labour MPs vote for Article 50 - but Bristol MPs aren't impressed|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/jeremy-corbyn-looks-set-to-demand-labour-mps-vote-for-article-50-but-bristol-mps-aren-t-impressed/story-30087007-detail/story.html |work =[[Bristol Post]] |date=25 January 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref>. Since July 2017 she has served as Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smyth|first1=Karin|title=Karin Smyth appointed Shadow Deputy Leader of the House|url=http://karinsmyth.com/2017/07/19/karin-smyth-appointed-shadow-deputy-leader-of-the-house/|website=Karin Smyth MP|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref> |
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On 28 June 2017, a constituent of Smyth's, Matthew Niblett, was jailed for 14 weeks after making several phone calls threatening to kill the MP.<ref>{{cite news | last = Morris | first = Steven | title = Man jailed for threatening to kill Labour MP Karin Smyth | url =https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/28/man-jailed-for-threatening-to-kill-labour-mp-karin-smyth-bristol-election-campaign | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = 28 June 2017 | access-date = 28 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{UK MP links |parliament=karin-smyth/4444 |publicwhip=Karin_Smyth |theywork=karin_smyth}} |
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From October 2016 to July 2017, Smyth was Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Keir Starmer]], Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Since July 2017 she has served as Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. |
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Revision as of 12:58, 6 June 2018
| Karin Smyth MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Bristol South | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dawn Primarolo |
| Majority | 15,987 (29.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1964 |
| Website | Official website |
Karin Marguerite Smyth(born 8 September 1964) was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South in 2015
Parliamentary career
After becoming an MP at the 2015 general election, Smyth became a member of the Public Accounts Committee in July 2015.
From October 2016 to July 2017, Smyth was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Keir Starmer, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Since July 2017 she has served as Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons.