Owen Smith
MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
14 June 2017 – 23 March 2018
Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Shadowing James Brokenshire
Karen Bradley
Preceded by David Anderson
Succeeded by Tony Lloyd
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office
14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Shadowing Iain Duncan Smith
Stephen Crabb
Preceded by Stephen Timms (Acting)
Succeeded by Debbie Abrahams
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office
15 May 2012 – 14 September 2015
Leader Edward Miliband
Harriet Harman
Preceded by Peter Hain
Succeeded by Nia Griffith
Shadow Minister for Wales
In office
25 September 2010 – 15 May 2012
Leader Edward Miliband
Preceded by Wayne David
Succeeded by Nia Griffith
Member of Parliament
for Pontypridd
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Kim Howells
Majority 11,448 (28.7%)
Personal details
Born (1970-05-02) 2 May 1970 (age 54)
Website Official website


Owen Smith (born 2 May 1970) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2010.

Before being elected to Parliament, Smith special adviser for the Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy. Smith went on to serve as Shadow Welsh Secretary under Edward Miliband from 2012 until 2015, and then as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn from 2015 until he resigned in June 2016. On 13 July 2016, he contested the leadership of the Labour Party and was natuarally defeated. After the 2017 general election, Corbyn appointed Smith as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.