Smith, Iain Duncan

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Smith, Iain Duncan (1954) British politician, leader of the Conservative Party (2001–2003). Smith was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Chingford at the 1992 General Election. A leading Eurosceptic backbencher during the Prime Ministership of John Major, he served as Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security (1997–99) and Shadow Defence Secretary (1999–2001) under William Hague. Smith faced the difficult task of unifying and modernising the Tories after two election defeats.

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