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John Smith

1938 - 1994

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John Smith (13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994) was a Scottish politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death in May 1994. He was also Member of Parliament (MP) for Monklands East. Smith first entered Parliament in 1970 and, following junior ministerial roles as Minister of State for Energy (1975–1976) and Minister of State for the Privy Council Office (1976–1978), he entered the Cabinet towards the end of James Callaghan's tenure as Prime Minister, 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, as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (1979–1982), Energy (1982–1983), Employment (1983–1984), Trade and Industry (1984–1987) and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1987–1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Smith is the 15,744th most popular politician (down from 14,638th in 2019), the 4,409th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,638th in 2019) and the 554th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Smith ranks 15,744 out of 19,576. Before him are Balaji Vishwanath, Eugenio Scalfari, Žarko Paspalj, Františka Plamínková, Qin Gang, and Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé. After him are Theodor Rosetti, Nikki Haley, William Livingston, Iurie Leancă, Suen-magir, and Abu Sayeed Chowdhury.

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Among people born in 1938, John Smith ranks 468. Before him are Klaus Töpfer, Fritz d'Orey, Barbara Wagner, Robert Rubin, Peter Yarrow, and Galina Gorokhova. After him are Gyula Rákosi, Omar Caetano, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Marina Ratner, Aleksei Petrenko, and Bruce Alberts. Among people deceased in 1994, John Smith ranks 287. Before him are Antal Kocsis, Ira Murchison, Alfredo Pérez, Luis Donaldo Colosio, Jacques Dimont, and Alan Helffrich. After him are Ermes Muccinelli, Roberto Goyeneche, Lucebert, Jerry Rubin, Marcel Mouloudji, and Lassi Parkkinen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Smith ranks 4,410 out of 8,785. Before him are William Robertson (1721), Swithun (800), Joe Mercer (1914), Toby Stephens (1969), Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), and Graham Gouldman (1946). After him are Alec McCowen (1925), Mark Owen (1972), Mark Catesby (1683), Sidney Robinson (1876), David Payne (1843), and John Loder (1898).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Smith ranks 554. Before him are Martin McGuinness (1950), John Lilburne (1614), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Nevile Henderson (1882), Charles Bradlaugh (1833), and Gayatri Devi (1919). After him are Albert Oldman (1883), Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430), Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), Arthur St. Clair (1737), John Francis Davis (1795), and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431).

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