Alyn Smith
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Alyn Smith MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Scotland |
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Assumed office 10 June 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Neil MacCormick |
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15 September 1973 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Residence | Edinburgh |
| Alma mater |
University of Leeds Nottingham Trent University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | alynsmith.eu |
Alyn Smith (born 15 September 1973) is a Scottish politician, and Scottish National Party Member of the European Parliament for Scotland.
He was born in Glasgow in 1973 and grew up in Scotland and Saudi Arabia.
He returned to Scotland in 1986, and later studied law and European law at Leeds University and spent a year studying on the Erasmus Programme at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
He graduated from Nottingham Law School (a department of Nottingham Trent University) in 1996, and gained a master's degree in European studies from the College of Europe in Natolin (class of 1994-1995). He also for one year taught English in India and worked with Scotland Europa in Brussels.
Smith later moved to London where he qualified as a lawyer with commercial law firm Clifford Chance.
Prior to his election he worked on the SNP staff in Holyrood.
He contested Edinburgh West for the SNP at the 2001 general election, coming fourth. At the 2003 Scottish Parliament election, he contested the same seat, again coming fourth.
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