What was Iain Duncan Smith's role in UK government?

Iain Duncan Smith served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 1993 to 1997, where he was responsible for welfare and employment policies.

What policies did Iain Duncan Smith implement?

During his tenure, he introduced the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), the Work Capability Assessment, the National Minimum Wage, and the Jobseeker's Allowance.

Where was Iain Duncan Smith educated?

He attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for his initial training.

Iain Duncan Smith

British politician

Person human Q302486

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: April 9, 1954, 1954^[4]
Place of birth: Edinburgh
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[12]
Occupation: politician
Position held: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom^[13]^[14]
Educated at: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst^[15]
Religion or worldview: Catholicism^[17]
Member of political party: Conservative Party^[19]
Award received: Knight Bachelor^[16]
Father: W. G. G. Duncan Smith^[5]
Mother: Pamela Mary Summers^[6]
Spouse: Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle^[7]
Child: Edward St. Alban Duncan Smith, Alicia Cecilia Duncan Smith, Henry St. John Duncan Smith, Rosanna Tatiana Duncan Smith^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Sibling: Susan Duncan Smith
Official website: www.iainduncansmith.org.uk^[28]
Work location: London^[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[30]
Birth name: George Ian Duncan Smith^[31]
Candidacy in election: 2019 United Kingdom general election, 1997 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2017 United Kingdom general election, 1992 United Kingdom general election, 2024 United Kingdom general election
Family name: Duncan Smith^[24]
Given name: George, Iain, Ian^[25]^[26]^[27]
Honorific prefix: The Right Honourable, Sir^[22]^[23]

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Military branch: British Army^[20]
Military, police or special rank: Lieutenant^[21]
Name in native language: Iain Duncan Smith^[32]
Number of children: +4^[33]
Social media followers: 67k (31k–67k, n=4)

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 47

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C-SPAN person numeric ID: 89879
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Democracy Club candidate ID: 308
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Iain-Duncan-Smith

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FAST ID: 504427
Facebook username: iainduncansmithmp
Freebase ID: /m/0151p8
Full Fact ID: 1637
GTAA ID: 95234
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID: 2805
Golden ID: Iain_Duncan_Smith-PAZP5
Gov.uk person ID: iain-duncan-smith
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Iain_Duncan_Smith
Hansard (1803–2005) ID: mr-iain-duncan-smith
JRC Names ID: 1993
Lex ID: Iain_Duncan_Smith
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp59329
Notable Names Database ID: 993/000129606
OpenSanctions ID: Iain Duncan Smith
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Podchaser creator ID: 107a96Q9bi
PublicWhip ID: Iain_Duncan_Smith
Quora topic ID: Iain-Duncan-Smith
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Who's Who UK ID: U14306
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PCjFdfkvygxrTfqrD3hXdpP
X (Twitter) username: MPIainDS
Yale LUX ID: person/90e6f31d-12ce-4293-86be-d8ee95b9d997
YouTube handle: workandpensions

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Candidacy in election 9

2017 United Kingdom general election, 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election, 1997 United Kingdom general election, 2001 United Kingdom general election +1 more

Given name 3

George, Ian, Iain

Honorific prefix 2

Sir, The Right Honourable

Position held 2

Leader of the Opposition, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Award received 1

Knight Bachelor

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Educated at 1

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of political party 1

Conservative Party

Military branch 1

British Army

Occupation 1

politician

OpenSanctions ID 1

Iain Duncan Smith

Place of birth 1

Edinburgh

Religion or worldview 1

Catholicism

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

London

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Summary

Iain Duncan Smith was born on April 9, 1954^[1], in Edinburgh^[2]. He has worked as a politician^[3].

FAQs

Where was Iain Duncan Smith born?

Iain Duncan Smith was born in Edinburgh^[2].

Who were Iain Duncan Smith's parents?

Iain Duncan Smith's father was W. G. G. Duncan Smith^[5]. Iain Duncan Smith's mother was Pamela Mary Summers^[6].

Who was Iain Duncan Smith married to?

Iain Duncan Smith's spouses include Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle^[7].

What did Iain Duncan Smith do for work?

Iain Duncan Smith worked as a politician^[3].

Where did Iain Duncan Smith go to school?

Iain Duncan Smith was educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst^[15].

What awards did Iain Duncan Smith receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor^[16].

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[2] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — place of birth (P19): Edinburgh. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — sex or gender (P21): male. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — father (P22): W. G. G. Duncan Smith. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — mother (P25): Pamela Mary Summers. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — spouse (P26): Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — position held (P39): Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-22. privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — position held (P39): member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — child (P40): Edward St. Alban Duncan Smith. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — child (P40): Alicia Cecilia Duncan Smith. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — child (P40): Henry St. John Duncan Smith. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — child (P40): Rosanna Tatiana Duncan Smith. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — educated at (P69): Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Retrieved 2020-05-07. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — member of political party (P102): Conservative Party. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — occupation (P106): politician. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — religion or worldview (P140): Catholicism. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — award received (P166): Knight Bachelor. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — military branch (P241): British Army. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — military, police or special rank (P410): lieutenant. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — honorific prefix (P511): The Right Honourable. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — honorific prefix (P511): Sir. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — date of birth (P569): April 9, 1954. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — date of birth (P569): January 1, 1954. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — family name (P734): Duncan Smith. bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — given name (P735): George. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — given name (P735): Iain. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — given name (P735): Ian. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — official website (P856): https://www.iainduncansmith.org.uk/. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — work location (P937): London. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — birth name (P1477): George Ian Duncan Smith. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — name in native language (P1559): Iain Duncan Smith. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Iain Duncan Smith — number of children (P1971): 4. wikidata.org.

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Iain Duncan Smith

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