Smith Shadow Cabinet | |
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 Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 1992 – 1994 | |
| Date formed | 18 July 1992 |
| Date dissolved | 12 May 1994 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Leader of the Opposition | John Smith |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Margaret Beckett |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Official Opposition 271 / 651 (42%) |
| History | |
| Election | 1992 Labour Party leadership election |
| Legislature terms | 51st UK Parliament |
| Predecessor | Shadow Cabinet of Neil Kinnock |
| Successor | Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Beckett |
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John Smith was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Official Opposition from 18 July 1992 until his death on 12 May 1994. Smith became leader upon succeeding Neil Kinnock, who had resigned following the 1992 general election—for the fourth successive time, the Conservatives had won and Labour lost.
Prior to being Leader of the Opposition, Smith had been a member of the Government of James Callaghan as President of the Board of Trade (1978–1979), and served under his predecessor Neil Kinnock's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1987–1992).
Smith's tenure as Leader of the Opposition saw the Government's policies of the implementation of the Citizen's Charter, progress in the Northern Ireland peace negotiations, and the creation and centralisation of the European Union. Smith died suddenly on 12 May 1994, and was replaced as Acting Leader by Margaret Beckett, who served until 21 July 1994.