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John Smith
John Smith
Born	1938-09-13; Dalmally, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Died	1994-05-12 (Age 55); London, England, UK
Cause of death	"Heart attack"
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Religion	Church of Scotland
Spouse	Elizabeth Bennett
Member of	Bilderberg/Steering committee, The Other Club
Victim of	premature death
Party	Labour
	Leader of the Opposition
In office
	18 July 1992 - 12 May 1994
	Leader of the Labour Party
In office
	18 July 1992 - 12 May 1994
Deputy	Margaret Beckett
Preceded by	Neil Kinnock
	Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
	13 July 1987 - 24 July 1992
Deputy	Margaret Beckett, Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman
Succeeded by	Gordon Brown
	Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office
	26 October 1984 - 13 July 1987
Preceded by	Peter Shore
	Shadow Secretary of State for Employment
In office
	2 October 1983 - 26 October 1984
Succeeded by	John Prescott
	Shadow Secretary of State for Energy
In office
	24 November 1982 - 2 October 1983
Preceded by	Merlyn Rees
	Shadow Secretary of State for Trade
In office
	4 May 1979 - 24 November 1982
Succeeded by	Peter Archer
	Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade
In office
	11 November 1978 - 4 May 1979
	Minister of State for the Privy Council Office
In office
	8 April 1976 - 11 November 1978
	Minister of State for Energy
In office
	4 December 1975 - 8 April 1976
	Member of Parliament for Monklands East
In office
	18 June 1970 - 12 May 1994

Revision as of 02:32, 21 November 2018

John Smith QC was a UK politician and former Leader of the Labour Party.

Smith died on 12 May 1994, the day after attending a gala dinner organised by Julia Hobsbawm and Sarah Brown of Hobsbawm Macaulay Communications.^[1]

Page	Quote	Author	Date
Gareth Williams (politician)	“The Labour party has too often lost major figures at the peak of their careers – from Hugh Gaitskell and Tony Crosland to John Smith and Donald Dewar.”	Gareth Williams (politician)	2013

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1986	25 April 1986	27 April 1986	Scotland Gleneagles Hotel	The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants
Bilderberg/1989	12 May 1989	14 May 1989	Spain Galicia La Toja Island	37th Bilderberg meeting, 110 guests
Bilderberg/1991	6 June 1991	9 June 1991	Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof	The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests

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-'''John Smith''' QC former [[Leader of the Labour Party]] died on 12 May 1994, the day after attending a gala dinner organised by [[Julia Hobsbawm]] and [[Sarah Brown]] of [[Hobsbawm Macaulay Communications]].<ref>''[http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-features/63300/interview-julia-hobsbawm "Jewish Chronicle interview with Julia Hobsbawm"]''</ref>
+'''John Smith''' QC was a UK politician and former [[Leader of the Labour Party]].
+==Death==
+Smith died on 12 May 1994, the day after attending a gala dinner organised by [[Julia Hobsbawm]] and [[Sarah Brown]] of [[Hobsbawm Macaulay Communications]].<ref>''[http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-features/63300/interview-julia-hobsbawm "Jewish Chronicle interview with Julia Hobsbawm"]''</ref>
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