Andrew Smith

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The Right Honourable Andrew David Smith (born February 1, 1952, Reading) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and a former member of the Cabinet.

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Andrew Smith, with Hilary Benn in the background

He is MP for Oxford East, and after Labour's victory in the 1997 general election he was made a minister in the Department for Education and Employment. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1999 to 2002, when he became Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; he resigned from this post on September 6, 2004, after difficulty leading the Department.

He is best remembered by some for his opposing of the privatisation of air traffic control in 1996 stating "Our air is not for sale" only for Labour to switch policies and thereby propose a public-private partnership for the National Air Traffic Services.

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