Henry Smith (British politician)
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Henry Smith MP |
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Member of Parliament for Crawley |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Laura Moffatt |
| Majority | 6.526 (13.4%) |
| Leader of West Sussex County Council | |
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In office 2003 – 28 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Hall |
| Succeeded by | Louise Goldsmith |
| West Sussex County Councillor for Maidenbower | |
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In office 1997–2010 |
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14 May 1969 Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Millar-Smith |
| Residence | Crawley |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Committees | European Scrutiny Select Committee |
| Website | http://www.henrysmith.info/ |
Henry Edward Millar Smith (born 14 May 1969) is a Conservative Party politician in the UK who was Leader of West Sussex County Council from 2003 to 2010. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crawley, having been elected in the 2010 general election.
Smith was educated at Frensham Heights School, a co-educational independent school in Farnham in Surrey, followed by University College London, where he obtained a B.A. in Philosophy.
Smith was elected as a West Sussex County Councillor in 1997, where he served full-time, with a property investment business based in Crawley in West Sussex. He became Leader of the Council in 2003 at the age of 34, becoming the youngest county council leader in the country. He was a Crawley Borough Councillor from 2002 to 2004. In 2001 and 2005 he stood against Laura Moffatt, the second time achieving the highest national swing from Labour to the Conservatives, reducing the majority to 37, the smallest in the country.
Smith was the Chairman of the South East Counties Leaders Group (latterly South East Strategic Leaders) from 2007 to 2010, and has previously served as a Governor at The Oaks, The Brook, and Oriel High schools in Crawley. He co-authored the 2005 publication Direct Democracy.
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