Smith, Jacki – Spent a working honeymoon in China

 

 

Smith, Jacqueline

Jacqueline Smith – usually known as Jacki – was born in Farnborough, Hampshire and came to Grantham in 1946.

She attended Kesteven and Grantham Girls School and went on to study Mechanical and Marine Engineering.

After qualifying Jacki worked in and around the London area for Hewlett Packard and Computer Design Corporation specialising in the design, development and use of “desk top” computers mainly in mechanical engineering.

She set up her own consultancy business aged just 28 years old working mainly in the application of the new electronic technology in offshore oil and gas exploration industries in Eastern Europe, United Kingdom and USA.

Jacki returned to England in 1980 and married Ian Smith in 1982, also a mechanical engineer and water supply engineer and former head of Grantham Waterworks. He died in 2012.

Their honeymoon was spent working in China! After marriage Jacki remained in Grantham working with small and medium-sized businesses giving management and marketing consultancy.

Recently work has involved running a business and conference centre in Grantham and currently a book-keeping, business management and marketing consultancy company.

Jacki is also a South Kesteven District Councillor and has represented St Wulfram’s ward since 2011.

She is cabinet member for Communities, Health, Wellbeing and Skills

Her hobbies include old cars, rallying, gardening, music, travelling (mainly in France) and wine.

Jacky has twice been chairman of Grantham and Stamford Conservative Association.