John Smith (Labour Party leader)
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The Right Honourable John Smith QC |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 18 July 1992 – 12 May 1994 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Neil Kinnock |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Beckett |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 18 July 1992 – 12 May 1994 |
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| Deputy | Margaret Beckett |
| Preceded by | Neil Kinnock |
| Succeeded by | Tony Blair |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 13 July 1987 – 24 July 1992 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Brown |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
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In office 26 October 1984 – 13 July 1987 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Peter Shore |
| Succeeded by | Bryan Gould |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment | |
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In office 2 October 1983 – 26 October 1984 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Eric Varley |
| Succeeded by | John Prescott |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy | |
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In office 24 November 1982 – 2 October 1983 |
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| Leader | Michael Foot |
| Preceded by | Merlyn Rees |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Orme |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Trade | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 24 November 1982 |
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| Leader |
James Callaghan Michael Foot |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Peter Archer |
| Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 11 November 1978 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Edmund Dell |
| Succeeded by | John Nott |
| Minister of State for the Privy Council Office | |
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In office 8 April 1976 – 11 November 1978 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Norman Crowther Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Alma Birk |
| Minister of State for Energy | |
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In office 4 December 1975 – 8 April 1976 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Thomas Balogh |
| Succeeded by | Dickson Mabon |
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Member of Parliament for Monklands East North Lanarkshire (1970–1983) |
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In office 18 June 1970 – 12 May 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Herbison |
| Succeeded by | Helen Liddell |
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13 September 1938 Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland |
| Died | 12 May 1994 (aged 55) London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Bennett (1967–1994) |
| Education | Dunoon Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
John Smith QC PC (13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994.
Smith first entered Parliament in 1970 and, after junior ministerial roles as Minister of State for Energy (1975–1976) and Minister of State for the Privy Council Office (1976–1977), he entered the Cabinet at the end of James Callaghan's tenure as Prime Minister, serving as Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade (1978–1979). During Labour's time in Opposition to Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, he rose through the Shadow Cabinet, serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (1979–1982), Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (1982–1983), Shadow Secretary of State for Employment (1983–1984), Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1984–1987) and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1987–1992).
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