The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, MP

Career: cmmnd Scots Gds 1975, ADC to Gen Sir John Acland and Cdr of Cwlth Monitoring Force in Zimbabwe 1979; with GEC Marconi 1981-88; dir: Bellwinch Property Ltd 1988-89, Jane's Information Group 1989-92; Parly candidate (Cons) Bradford W 1987; MP (Cons): Chingford 1992-97, Chingford and Woodford Green 1997-; shadow sec of state for Social Security 1997-99, shadow sec of state for Defence 1999-2001, ldr Cons Pty and ldr HM Opposition 2001-03, sec of state for work and pensions 2010-; fndr Centre for Social Justice 2004- (chm 2004-10, patron 2010-); jt sec: Cons Back Bench Foreign and Cwlth Affrs Ctee 1992-97, Cons Back Bench Def Ctee 1995-96; chm Cons Back Bench Social Security Ctee 1997-99, chm Cons Back Bench Defence Ctee 1999-; memb Select Ctee: Health 1993-95, Administration 1993-97, Standards in Public Life (Standards and Privileges Ctee) 1995-97; chm: Cons Pty Policy Bd 2001-03, Cons Pty Social Justice Policy Gp 2005-; vice-chm Fulham Cons Assoc 1991; Freeman City of London 1993

Books and Publications: The Devil's Tune (novel), Who Benefits (Social Security), Game, Set and Match? (Maastricht), Facing the Future (Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs), 1994 and Beyond, A European Germany or A German Europe?, Five Years and Counting ... Britain and Europe's Growing Vulnerability to Missile Attack, A Race Against Time, Britain's conservative Majority: Good for Me Good for My Neighbour