Andrew Smith (British politician)

The Right Honourable Andrew Smith
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 29 May 2002 – 8 September 2004
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Alistair Darling
Succeeded by	Alan Johnson
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 11 October 1999 – 29 May 2002
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Alan Milburn
Succeeded by	Paul Boateng
Minister of State for Employment and Disability Rights
In office 2 May 1997 – 11 October 1999
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Eric Forth
Succeeded by	Tessa Jowell
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
In office 25 July 1996 – 2 May 1997
Leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Clare Short
Succeeded by	George Young
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 21 July 1994 – 25 July 1996
Leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Harriet Harman
Succeeded by	Alistair Darling
Member of Parliament for Oxford East
In office 11 June 1987 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	Steven Norris
Succeeded by	Anneliese Dodds
Personal details
Born	(1951-02-01) 1 February 1951 (age 73) Wokingham, England, UK
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Val Miles (1976–2015)
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford
Website	Official website

Andrew David Smith (born 1 February 1951^[1]) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford East from 1987 until 2017. He served in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1999 to 2002 and then as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2002 to 2004.

Smith retired from the House of Commons at the 2017 general election.^[2]