Chris Smith
(1951-), Labour politician; MP for Islington South and Finsbury and chairman of the Environment AgencyChristopher Robert ('Chris') Smith, Baron Smith
Sitter in 3 portraits
The Rt. Hon. Lord Smith of Finsbury was a Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury (1983-2005) and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1997-2001). As Culture Secretary, he restored free entry to all national museums and galleries. He stepped down from parliament at the 2005 general election and was made a life peer later that year. He was Chairman of the Environment Agency (2008-2014) and the Advertising Standards Authority (2006-2017), the Wordsworth Trust (2004-2017) and the Donmar Warehouse Theatre (2003-2015). He is the author of Creative Britain (1998) and was Britain's first openly gay MP.
by Mary McCartney
chromogenic print, 2008
NPG P1359
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