John Smith (eng. John Smith; September 13, 1938 - May 12, 1994) - the leader of the Labor Party of Great Britain (July 1992 - May 1994), a politician.
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The early years
John Smith was born on September 13, 1938 in the family of a school teacher in the small Scottish village of Dalmally, located in the county of Ergill and Butte. He was the eldest of three children. 2 years after his birth, his father was promoted to director of the local elementary school John Smith attended. When he was 14 years old, his parents sent him to study at Dunoon High School. At the age of 18, he entered the University of Glasgow , where he studied history and law . In 1956, John Smith joined the Labor Party. He participated in debates with the University of Glasgow Dialectics Society. In 1962, he won the Silver Mace, The Observer magazine prize for winning a debate with Gordon Hunter. In 1995, after his death, the competition was renamed in his honor the "Silver Mace" of the John Smith Memorial.
After graduating, Smith worked as a solicitor for a year and then as a lawyer for The Daily Record and Sunday Mail. He was elected to the Bar Association. In 1970, John Smith won the election from North Lanarkshire to the government and became a member of the British Parliament. In 1983, John Smith received the position of Royal Attorney.
Parliamentary Activities
In 1978, John Smith was appointed Secretary of Commerce in the Labor Government of John Callaghan. In this post, John Smith was the youngest minister in the Labor Government who worked here until the 1979 parliamentary elections.
Labor Leader
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