Jeff Smith (British politician)

Jeff Smith
Official portrait, 2024
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
Assumed office
10 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Senior Opposition Whip
Assumed office
December 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byPosition Established
Shadow Minister for Clean Power and Consumers
In office
5 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded bySeema Malhotra (Consumers)
Shadow Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Music
In office
4 December 2021 – 5 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byAlison McGovern (Sport)
Alex Sobel (Tourism & Heritage)
Succeeded byLilian Greenwood (Heritage)
Barbara Keeley (Music and Tourism)
Stephanie Peacock (Sport)
Shadow Minister for Local Government
In office
14 May 2021 – 4 December 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byKate Hollern
Succeeded byMike Amesbury
Shadow Lord Commissioner of HM Household
In office
18 September 2015 – 14 May 2021
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Keir Starmer
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded by
Member of Parliament
for Manchester Withington
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJohn Leech
Majority13,982 (33.5%)
Member of Manchester City Council for Old Moat
In office
1997–2015
Succeeded byGarry Bridges
Personal details
Born (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 61)
Manchester, United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
WebsiteOfficial website

Jeff Smith (born 26 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Withington since 2015, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (Government Whip) since 2024.

A former Manchester City Councillor, he served as an opposition whip in Parliament from 2015 to 2021, as Shadow Minister for Local Government from May to 4 December 2021; as Shadow Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Music from December 2021 – August 2023, as Shadow Minister for Clean Power and Consumers from September – December 2023, Senior Whip in the Opposition Whips Office.[1] from December 2023 - July 2024.

  1. ^ "Shadow Cabinet".