The Rt Hon. the Lord Smith of Finsbury
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Smith of Finsbury's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Smith of Finsbury. His name is Christopher Robert Smith, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
2024-07-13 → present
Labour
current
2008-07-14 → 2024-07-12
Non-affiliated
1983-06-09 → 2008-07-13
Labour
Government posts
1997-07-22 → 2001-06-08
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
1997-05-03 → 1997-07-22
Secretary of State for National Heritage
Opposition posts
1996-07-01 → 1997-05-01
Shadow Secretary of State
1995-07-01 → 1996-07-01
Shadow Secretary of State
1994-07-01 → 1995-07-01
Shadow Secretary of State
1992-04-11 → 1994-07-01
Shadow Secretary of State
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 2 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 2 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.