# New Minister for the Third Sector announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/06/09/new-minister-third-sector-announced/
- Published: 2009-06-09T08:32:13+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Angela Evans Smith, the MP for Basildon, has been appointed as the new Minister 
for the Office of the Third Sector. She takes over from Kevin Brennan, who has been
moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

 

Smith worked as parliamentary private secretary to Gordon Brown when he became Prime
Minister in 2007.

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The Office of the Third Sector is part of the Cabinet Office, which also saw a change
of minister last week with Tessa Jowell replacing Liam Byrne as Minister for the
Cabinet Office.

 

Previous Ministers for the Third Sector include Kevin Brennan (October 2008), Phil
Hope (July 2007), and Ed Milliband (May 2006).

 

John Low, Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), welcomed Ms Smith’s
appointment, adding: “We hope Ms Smith will put tax effective giving and Gift Aid
reform at the top of her agenda.

 

“This is particularly important now as charities see demand for their services increase
in the face of recession. We estimate that charities miss out on £750 million a 
year in unclaimed Gift Aid, which would make a massive difference to causes up and
down the UK.”

 

www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector.aspx

 

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