Smith, I ‧ ain Dun ‧ can /ˈiːən ˈdʌŋkən/ BrE AmE
(1954–) the leader of the Conservative Party in Britain from September 2001 until October 2003. Many people thought he was rather boring and not a strong leader, and he lost the leadership of the party before he was able to lead the party into a general election.