Cambridge Elects Ex-Minister Chris Smith as University Chancellor

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Cambridge elects ex-minister Chris Smith as university chancellor

Labour peer beats former BP boss John Browne and campaigner Gina Miller to win prestigious post

Lord Chris Smith becomes University of Cambridge chancellor.

Former Culture Secretary Chris Smith is elected the 109th Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

Former culture secretary Lord Chris Smith elected as Cambridge chancellor

More than 23,000 alumni and staff from the university voted online for the first time to elect the new chancellor.

Lord Chris Smith elected as chancellor of the University of Cambridge

Outgoing master of Pembroke College and former culture secretary edged out Dr Mohamed El-Erian and Sandi Toksvig.

Lord Chris Smith, the first openly gay MP, named Chancellor of Cambridge University

Lord Chris Smith of Finsbury, the first MP to come out as gay, has been elected as the new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, marking a historic moment for the 800-year-old institution.Lord Smith, a Labour peer and former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport under Tony Blair, will succeed Lord Sainsbury of Turville in the largely ceremonial role. He emerged victorious in a competitive race against nine other candidates, includ…