Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Robert Smith Bt |
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| Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee Interim |
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In office 11 June – 26 November 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Yeo |
| Succeeded by | Tim Yeo |
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Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Donaldson |
| Majority | 3,684 (8.2%) |
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| Born | 15 April 1958 |
| Nationality | British |
| 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 was the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine from 1997 to 2015.
Educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, London and the University of Aberdeen (MA), 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 1995-97.
His grandfather represented the same constituency as a Unionist from 1924 until 1945.
Smith contested Aberdeen North in 1987. He was first elected to Parliament in 1997. He is the Liberal Democrat Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons.
Smith's areas of political interest include energy policy, rural issues and international development. He has been a member of the Energy & Climate Change Select Committee since it was created in 2009, acting as Interim Committee Chair from June - November 2013. He sat on the International Development Select Committee from 2007 to 2009.
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