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John Smith QC (13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994) was a Scottish politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death in May 1994. He was also Member of Parliament (MP) for Monklands East .
May 12, 2024 · Yvette Cooper and others have paid tribute to former Labour leader John Smith 30 years on from his death, with the Shadow Home Secretary saying his “determination to be both credible and radical” is as important now as it was during his lifetime.
John Smith, politician and former leader of the Labour party, born 12 May 1994, died 13 September 1938
The Labour leader John Smith has died in St Bartholomew's hospital in London after two serious heart attacks. The 55-year-old leader of the opposition suffered his first attack at his...
May 12, 1994 · JOHN SMITH, 1938-1994. Leader of the Opposition, 1992-1994. Educated Glasgow University. Advocate, Scottish Bar, 1967. Labour MP for Lanarkshire North, 1970-1983; for Monklands East,...
May 4, 2019 · If John Smith had lived on as leader of the Labour Party and then been elected as prime minister, my guess is that the UK would be in very different circumstances from where it finds itself today. There is little doubt that John Smith would have made it to Number 10.
May 10, 2024 · John Smith, who sadly died thirty years ago, is paradoxically a past Labour leader who is both highly revered but also often overlooked. He held the leadership for just under two years (from July 1992 to May 1994) but in that period committed the Labour Party to radical modernisation of Britain’s governance and democracy.
