Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Andrew David Smith (born 1 February 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford East since 1987, and is a former member of the Cabinet. He was educated at Reading School and St John's College, Oxford, where he gained a BA and BPhil. He was the Member Relations Officer for Oxford and Swindon Co-op Society from 1979-87. He became an Oxford City councillor in 1976, leaving the council in 1987. He contested Oxford East in 1983.