Background
JOHNSON SMITH, Geoffrey was born on April 16, 1924 in Glasgow. Scotland, United Kingdom. Parents: John Johnson Smith and Gertrude Johnson Smith (née Smee).
JOHNSON SMITH, Geoffrey was born on April 16, 1924 in Glasgow. Scotland, United Kingdom. Parents: John Johnson Smith and Gertrude Johnson Smith (née Smee).
Charterhouse School, Higher School Cert. 1938-1942; Lincoln College, Oxford University, Bachelor of Arts. Politics, Philosophy, Economics, 1947-1949.
Spoken languages: French.
Member of Parliament, Wealden, Sussex, since 1964. Vice-chairman, Conservative Party. 1965-1971; Under Secretary of State for the Army, 1971-1972.
Parliamentary Secretary of State, Civil Service Department, 1972-1974. Chairman, Defence and Security Committee, North Atlantic Assembly, 198589. Leader, United Kingdom Delegation to North Atlantic Assembly, since 1988.
Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Defence Committee, since 1988. Vice-Chairman, Conservative 1922 Executive Committee. Non-Exec. Director, London Weekend Television.
Non-exec. Director, Glengate Properties Ltd. NonExec. Director. Taylor Alden Ltd., Public Relations Marketing.
Church of England
Clubs: Travellers’ Club.
Spouse Edith Jeanne (née Pomeroy), 1951. Children: William, Thomas, Susanne.