Nick Smith

Biography

Nick Smith was elected as Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent on May 6th 2010 with a majority of 10,516.

Nick was born in Cardiff and grew up in Tredegar, going to the local comprehensive school.

His last job before entering Parliament was the Director of Policy and Partnerships at the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

His previous roles included secretary general of the European Parliamentary Labour Party, campaign manager with the NSPCC and head of membership development with the Labour Party.

Nick was previously a councillor in the London Borough of Camden, where he became executive member for education.

Nick is divorced, and has two daughters. He lives in Nantyglo.

Constituency

Blaenau Gwent

Twitter

twitter.com/nicksmithmp

Constituency Address

23 Beaufort Street, Brynmawr, NP23 4AQ

Constituency Tel

01495 313167

Date of Birth

14/01/1960

Email

nick.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Party

Labour

Personal Website

www.nicksmithmp.com

Westminster Address

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel

020 7219 7018

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