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Karin Smyth MP

Labour Bristol South F
Karin Smyth is the Labour MP for Bristol South, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care).

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £29,586 / £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Bristol South current
2015-05-072024-05-30
Bristol South

Party history

2015-05-07present
Labour current

Government posts

2024-07-08present
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Opposition posts

2023-09-062024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Health)
2021-12-042022-11-01
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
2020-04-102021-02-26
Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)

Committee memberships

2015-07-072017-05-03
Public Accounts Committee
2020-03-022020-06-08
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2020-03-022024-05-30
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
2021-09-072021-11-02
Health and Care Bill
2022-01-192022-01-26
Down Syndrome Bill
2022-11-162022-11-23
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
karin.smyth.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0117 953 3575 · Constituency office
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