Sir Dudley Smith | |
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President of the Assembly of Western European Union | |
In office 14 June 1993 – 1996 | |
Preceded by | Hartmut Soell |
Succeeded by | Lluís Maria de Puig |
Chairman of the Western European Union Defence Committee | |
In office 1989–1993 | |
Secretary-General of the European Democratic Group | |
In office 1983–1986 | |
Under-Secretary of State for the Army | |
In office 7 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Peter Blaker |
Succeeded by | Desmond Brayley |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
In office 24 June 1970 – 7 January 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Harold Walker |
Succeeded by | David Howell |
Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington | |
In office 29 March 1968 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Hobson |
Succeeded by | James Plaskitt |
Member of Parliament for Brentford & Chiswick | |
In office 8 October 1959 – 10 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Laddie Lucas |
Succeeded by | Michael Barnes |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambridge, England | 14 November 1926
Died | 14 December 2016 Warwickshire, England | (aged 90)
Citizenship | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 3 |
Education | Chichester High School |
Occupation | Journalist, Politician |
Sir Dudley Gordon Smith (14 November 1926 – 14 December 2016) was a British Conservative politician who served as a junior minister under Edward Heath.[1][2] He was a Member of Parliament for a total of 35 years, latterly for Warwick and Leamington, which he represented for almost 30 years before he lost his seat in the Labour landslide in the 1997 general election.