Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
| The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres | |
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| Born | Robert Alexander Lindsay 5 March 1927 |
| Nationality |
 United Kingdom
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| Residence | Balcarres House, Fife |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth, Lady Crawford & Balcarres (née Meyer-Bechtler) |
| Parents |
David, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, KT, GBE, DL; Mary, Countess of Crawford and Balcarres, 3rd dau of Lord Richard Cavendish, CB, CMG and Lady Moyra (née Beauclerk) |
| Occupation | Member of the House of Lords |
Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, KT, GCVO, PC, DL (born 5 March 1927), styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, is a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician.
The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, he succeeded to the family titles in 1975. Lord Crawford and Balcarres is Premier Earl of Scotland and Chief of Clan Lindsay.
Lindsay was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He served with the Grenadier Guards from 1945-49, including in the Middle East towards the end of the British Mandate. He was Honorary Attaché at the British Embassy in Paris, later joining the Conservative Research Department where he served as Secretary to several Parliamentary Committees.
Lord Balniel was Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertford from 1955 to 1974, and for Welwyn and Hatfield from February to September 1974. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1955-57, and to the Minister of Housing and Local Government from 1957-60. He was Opposition front-bench spokesman for Health and Social Security from 1967-70. In the Heath Government, he served as Minister of State for Defence from 1970-72 and for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 1972-74.
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