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Iain Duncan Smith

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Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chingford and Woodford Green, formerly Chingford, since 1992. The son of W. G. G. Duncan Smith, a Royal Air Force flying-ace, Duncan Smith was born in Edinburgh and raised in Solihull. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Iain Duncan Smith is the 17,896th most popular politician (down from 17,784th in 2024), the 6,133rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,091st in 2019) and the 672nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 17,896 out of 19,576. Before him are Marit Nybakk, Rajmond Debevec, Petra Pau, David Tonoyan, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, and Jake Sullivan. After him are Bert Koenders, Monica Frassoni, Barbara Lee, Gilberto Kassab, Joseph Story, and Edith Cowan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 643. Before him are Andrea Gyarmati, Dan Laustsen, Stephen Furst, Mark Warner, Pat Hanrahan, and Kristine DeBell. After him are Toninho Moura, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Hidehiko Shimizu, Luis Ramírez Zapata, Priscilla Barnes, and Elizabeth May.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 6,135 out of 8,785. Before him are Jimmy McCulloch (1953), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979), Graeme Obree (1965), June Foulds (1934), Ashley Jensen (1969), and Chris Stringer (1947). After him are Nick Fry (1956), Angela Scoular (1945), Marc Quinn (1964), Ben Green (1977), John Keble (1792), and Julian Marley (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Iain Duncan Smith ranks 672. Before him are Abraham Beame (1906), Dennis Skinner (1932), Owen Smith (1970), Nellie Sengupta (1886), Michael Fallon (1952), and David Davis (1948). After him are Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748), David Amess (1952), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), David Kelly (1944), James Cleverly (1969), and David Lammy (1972).

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