Peter Smith obituary

My husband, Peter Smith, who has died aged 84, worked in public finance as a local government accountant for councils in the north of England and then served as the chairman of an NHS Trust in Gateshead.He was born in Huddersfield to Frank Smith, a chauffeur, and his wife, Annie (nee Sunderland), who was in service. After attending Rastrick grammar school he began work as a trainee accountant in the treasurer’s department at Huddersfield council, where he began to climb the public finance