Early Politics
Mike Smith was a Chartered Surveyor. A member of the Conservative Party since 1970, he was Chairman of the Portsmouth South Young Conservatives 1972-76 and Vice-Chairman and Vice-President of the Wessex Young Conservatives between 1976–82; in 1984 he was elected President of the Portsmouth South Young Conservatives, and in the same year stood for Portsmouth City Council. From 1985 – 88 he was Vice-Chairman of Portsmouth South Conservative Association and in 1987 he was Deputy Chairman. He gained the Conservative National Union (Wessex) Public Speaking Award for 1991.
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