Dudley Smith
Sir Dudley Smith | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 14 November 1926 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 14 December 2016 (aged 90) Warwickshire, England |
| 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. 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.