Arthur Smith Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Arthur Smith, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

9 records1938–19928 events4 places

Chronological biography

1938

Birth of Arthur Smith13 September 1938

Government / Labour Party Government · Argyll

Birth of Arthur Smith, son of a head teacher

1966

Election1966

Politics / Labour Party · Election Agent · London

Appointed Election Agent for Harold Wilson

1970

Member of Parliament1970

Government / Labour Party Government · Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire · Lanarkshire

Elected Member of Parliament for North Lanarkshire

1974

Junior Minister of Energy1974

Government / Labour Party Government · Junior Minister

Appointed Junior Minister in the Energy Dept

1978

Secretary1978

Government / Labour Party Government · Secretary of Trade & Industry

Appointed Secretary of Trade

1983

Hattersley Campaign Manager Appointment1983

Politics / Labour Party · Campaign Manager · London

Appointed Campaign Manager for Roy Hattersley during the Party Leadership contest

Member of Parliament9 June 1983

Politics / Labour Party · Member of Parliament for Monklands · Monklands

Elected Member of Parliament for Monklands East

1987

Shadow Minister1987

Politics / Labour Party · Member of Shadow Cabinet

Appointed Shadow Chancellor

1992

Party Leader1992

Politics / Labour Party · Party Leader of LP · London

Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party

Titles and roles

Campaign Manager · Election Agent · Junior Minister · Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire · Member of Parliament for Monklands · Member of Shadow Cabinet · Party Leader of LP · Secretary of Trade & Industry

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.