Bob Stewart (British Army officer)
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Colonel Bob Stewart DSO MP |
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Member of Parliament for Beckenham |
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Assumed office 7 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jacqui Lait |
| Majority | 17,784 (37.3%) |
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| Born | 7 July 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Website | www.bobstewart.org.uk |
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 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army United Nations Protection Force
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| Years of service | 1969–1996 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
The Troubles (Operation Banner) Bosnian War (Operation Grapple) |
Colonel Robert Alexander Stewart, DSO (born 7 July 1949) is a former British Army officer, former United Nations commander in Bosnia,commentator, author, public speaker and Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Beckenham constituency in South-East London since the 2010 general election.
Stewart was educated at Chigwell School, followed by the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst near Camberley in Surrey. He spent part of his childhood in Cyprus.
Born to a father serving in the military, Stewart was selected for officer training at the age of seventeen, and after two years of training at RMA Sandhurst was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment as a second lieutenant on 25 July 1969. He was promoted to lieutenant on 25 January 1971. In 1974 he undertook an in-service Bachelor's degree in International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, graduating with first class honours. He was promoted captain on 25 July 1975. He guarded Rudolf Hess in Spandau Prison, Berlin.
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