Karin Smyth
| 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 | 7,128 (14%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 September 1964 London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of East Anglia University of Bath |
| Website | Official website |
Karin Smyth (born 8 September 1964) is a British Labour Party politician. Her parents were Irish and emigrated to England in the 1950s. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South at the 2015 general election.[1] On 27 June 2016, she gave support to a series of shadow cabinet resignations aimed at ousting the Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn MP, in an open letter to constituents.[2]
Born in London,[3] she 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).[4]
She worked as an NHS manager at Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group.[5] She was a non-executive director of Bristol North PCT from 2002 to 2006.[3]
References
- ↑ ‘SMYTH, Karin’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ↑ "Karin Smyth adds her name to growing list calling for Corbyn's resignation". Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- 1 2 "Who I am". Karin Smyth. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Karin Smyth - Candidate for Bristol South". Labour Party. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Karin Smyth to stand for Labour in Bristol South at next election". BBC News. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Dawn Primarolo |
Member of Parliament for Bristol South 2015–present |
Incumbent |