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| − | After leaving politics Smith became a consultant for one of the Big Four accountancy firms, [[KPMG]] in October 2010, a position that was cleared by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]]. She held this until June 2011. <ref name="LinkedIn"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jacqui-smith/24/a1a/b01 Jacqui Smith], LinkedIn profile, acc 11 June 2013 </ref> <ref> | + | After leaving politics Smith became a consultant for one of the Big Four accountancy firms, [[KPMG]] in October 2010, a position that was cleared by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]]. She held this until June 2011. <ref name="LinkedIn"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jacqui-smith/24/a1a/b01 Jacqui Smith], LinkedIn profile, acc 11 June 2013 </ref> According to the ''Daily Mail'', KPMG had "won an important government contract while Smith was Home Secretary when it was commissioned to carry out a major study into whether drink industry giants were breaking guidelines on the sale of alcohol". <ref> Geoffrey Levy, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002302/How-onetime-Labour-bigwigs-raking-private-sector.html#ixzz1ZFthGGLO Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector], 10 June 2011, acc 28 Sept 2011 </ref> |
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Revision as of 14:39, 11 June 2013
Jacqui Smith is a former UK Labour Home Secretary (2007-2009), Chief Government Whip and Minister for Schools (2005-2006). She was the Member of Parliament for Redditch from 1997.
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Revolving door
After leaving politics Smith became a consultant for one of the Big Four accountancy firms, KPMG in October 2010, a position that was cleared by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. She held this until June 2011. [1] According to the Daily Mail, KPMG had "won an important government contract while Smith was Home Secretary when it was commissioned to carry out a major study into whether drink industry giants were breaking guidelines on the sale of alcohol". [2]
Affiliations
- Westminster Explained - since 2009 [1]
- Sarina Russo Job Access - September 2010 - present [1]
- Inspiring Interns
- Chair and co-founder The Precious Trust since January 2012 [1]
- LBC 97.3FM - presenter from March 2012 – September 2012
- School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham - was appointed an Honorary Professor in August 2011[1]
Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jacqui Smith, LinkedIn profile, acc 11 June 2013
- ↑ Geoffrey Levy, Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector, 10 June 2011, acc 28 Sept 2011
