John Smith (Welsh politician)

John William Patrick Smith
Member of Parliament
for Vale of Glamorgan
In office
2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byWalter Sweeney
Succeeded byAlun Cairns
In office
5 May 1989 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byRaymond Gower
Succeeded byWalter Sweeney
Personal details
Born (1951-03-17) 17 March 1951 (age 73)
Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseKathleen Smith
RelationsJohn Smith (Welsh Boxer)
ChildrenMelanie Gill, Nathan Smith, Theo Smith.
ResidenceVale of Glamorgan
OccupationRetired
ProfessionPolitician, activist, campaigner, lecturer, union representative.

John William Patrick Smith (born 17 March 1951) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan from the 1989 by-election to 1992 and from 1997 to the 2010 general elections.