What is Owen Smith?
[[File:Owen Smith 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Owen Smith in 2013.]] '''Owen Smith''' (born 2 May 1970) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician. He has been the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Pontypridd]] in [[Wales]] since 2010. In July 2015 he challenged [[Jeremy Corbyn]] for the leadership of the Labour Party.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/news/2016-07-13/owen-smith-to-announce-labour-leadership-challenge/ Owen Smith announces Labour leadership challenge]. ''ITV News,'' 13 July 2016</ref> Before he became an MP he worked for the [[BBC]] and as a [[lobbyist]] for [[Pfizer]],<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/owen-smith-iraq-war-working-2338066 Owen Smith on the Iraq War, working as a lobbyist and the private sector's role in the NHS], ''Wales Online,'' 10 May 2006 </ref> a company that makes drugs or [[pharmaceuticals]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Owen}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs]] [[category:Lobbyists]] [[Category:UK MPs 2010–2015]] [[Category:UK MPs 2015–2017]] [[Category:UK MPs 2017–2019]] [[Category:Politicians from Lancashire]]