Iain Smith Biography

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Iain Smith (born May 1, 1960) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Fife.

He was elected to the first Scottish Parliament in May 1999 to represent his home constituency of North East Fife. He is a graduate of Newcastle University.

Before becoming an MSP, he was a Councillor and Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Fife Council. Iain was also Constituency Organiser for North East Fife Liberal Democrats, and had been Menzies Campbell MP's Constituency Agent.

In the Scottish Parliament Iain is Convenor of the Education Committee and substitute member for the Finance Committee.

Along with bisexual Green politician Patrick Harvie and Smith's Liberal Democrat colleague lesbian Margaret Smith, he is one of three openly LGBT members of the Scottish Parliament.

See also

• Ian Smith
  
• Iain Duncan Smith
  

External links

• Iain Smith MSP official site
  
• Iain Smith MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
  
• Iain Smith MSP profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats
  

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