Iain Duncan Smith Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Iain Duncan Smith, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1997–20164 events2 places

Chronological biography

1997

Member of Parliament1997

Government / Conservative Party Government · Member of Parliament for Chingford · Chingford

Elected Member of Parliament for Chingford

Shadow Minister1997

Government / Conservative Party Government · Shadow Defence Secretary

Appointed Shadow Defence Secretary

2001

Party Leader13 September 2001

Politics / Conservative Party · Leader · London

Elected Leader of the Conservative Party.

2016

Brexit19 March 2016

Government / Conservative Party Government · Work and Pensions Secretary · London

Resigns from cabinet during the referendum period and campaigns for Leave.

Titles and roles

Leader · Member of Parliament for Chingford · Shadow Defence Secretary · Work and Pensions Secretary

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.