The Rt Hon. Jacqui Smith

Jacqui Smith read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Hertford and was the UK’s first female Home Secretary (2007-2009).

Smith was an MP for 13 years and, when she became Home Secretary, was only the third woman to hold one of the Great Offices of State in government. Since leaving parliament she has worked as a broadcaster and, since 2013, has been Chair of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. She is also the Chair of the Jo Cox Foundation and the Sandwell Children’s Trust.