Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet

For other people named Robert Smith, see Robert Smith (disambiguation).

Sir Robert Smith MP
Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Majority	3,684 (8.2%)
Personal details
Born	15 April 1958 (1958-04-15)
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen

Sir Robert Hill Smith, 3rd Baronet (born 15 April 1958) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since 1997.

Early life

Educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, London and the University of Aberdeen, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party before its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats. He served as an Aberdeenshire Councillor and Convener of the Grampian Joint Police Board 1995-7.

His grandfather represented the same constituency as a Conservative from 1924 until 1945.

Parliamentary career

He contested Aberdeen North in 1987. He is the Liberal Democrat Deputy Chief Whip of the party. He was first elected to Parliament in 1997.

Personal life

He married Fiona in 1993. They have three daughters.

External links

• Profile at the Liberal Democrats
• Sir Robert Smith Bt MP Scottish Liberal Democrats profile
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
• Voting record at PublicWhip.org
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
• Blood money: the MPs cashing in on Zimbabwe's misery

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 1997 – present	Incumbent
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Gordon Smith	Baronet (of Crowmallie, Aberdeen) 1983–present	Incumbent