Iain Duncan Smith
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The Right Honourable Iain Duncan Smith MP |
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| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 18 March 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Crabb |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 13 September 2001 – 6 November 2003 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Deputy | Michael Ancram |
| Preceded by | William Hague |
| Succeeded by | Michael Howard |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 13 September 2001 – 6 November 2003 |
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| Deputy | Michael Ancram |
| Preceded by | William Hague |
| Succeeded by | Michael Howard |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 15 June 1999 – 13 September 2001 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | John Maples |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Jenkin |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security | |
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In office 2 June 1997 – 15 June 1999 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Peter Lilley |
| Succeeded by | David Willetts |
| Chairman of the Social Justice Policy Group | |
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Assumed office 7 December 2005 |
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| Leader |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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Member of Parliament for Chingford and Woodford Green Chingford (1992–1997) |
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Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Norman Tebbit |
| Majority | 8,386 (19.1%) |
| Personal details | |
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George Iain Duncan Smith 9 April 1954 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Betsy Fremantle |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Nickname(s) | IDS |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1975–1981 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
| Battles/wars | The Troubles |
George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British Conservative Party politician. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016, he was previously the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was first elected to Parliament at the 1992 general election as the MP for Chingford– which he represented until the constituency's abolition in 1997–and he has represented its successor constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green ever since.
Duncan Smith was born in Edinburgh and served in the Scots Guards from 1975 to 1981, seeing tours in Northern Ireland and Rhodesia. He joined the Conservative Party in 1981, and eventually succeeded William Hague as Conservative Leader in 2001; he won the leadership election partly owing to the support of Margaret Thatcher for his Eurosceptic beliefs. Duncan Smith was the first Catholic to serve as a Conservative Leader, and the first to be born in Scotland since Arthur Balfour. In 2010 The Tablet named him one of Britain’s most influential Catholics.
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