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Royston Smith was born on 13 May, 1964 in Harefield, Southampton, is a British Conservative politician. Discover Royston Smith's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
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59 years old |
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Taurus |
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13 May 1964 |
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13 May |
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Harefield, Southampton |
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United Kingdom
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Royston Smith Height, Weight & Measurements
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Royston Smith Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Royston Smith worth at the age of 59 years old? Royston Smith’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Royston Smith's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Royston Matthew Smith (born 13 May 1964) is a British Conservative Party politician and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton Itchen since the 2015 general election.
Smith was previously a councillor on the Southampton City Council.
In June 2023, he announced his intention to stand down at the next general election.
Smith was born on 13 May 1964 Harefield, Southampton to Frank Wilmot and Marie Cecilia Smith (née Page).
He grew up in the suburb of Bitterne Park, and attended Bitterne Park School.
He became an engineer for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1980, working on the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod fleet for 10 years.
Smith then worked for British Airways as an aeronautical engineer at London Heathrow for 16 years.
Smith owned the local bike shop Triangle Cycles in Bitterne Park from 1993 to 2003, and was the chairman of the Triangle Traders' association.
Smith joined the Conservative Party after the 1997 general election.
He had previously voted for the single issue Eurosceptic Referendum Party.
Smith had previously unsuccessfully contested the council elections in 1998 as an independent candidate and in 1999 as a Conservative.
He was first elected as a Conservative councillor for the Harefield ward in the 2000 Southampton City Council election.
He founded the public relations consultancy Vigilo Ltd in 2006.
He was a cabinet member for economic development on the council between 2007 and 2010.
Smith was appointed as chairman of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) in 2009 and was re-appointed in 2014.
Smith stood as a Conservative candidate in the Southampton Itchen constituency in the 2010 general election.
He came second in the seat, losing by 192 votes to the incumbent Labour MP John Denham.
In April 2011, while Smith was visiting the submarine HMS Astute (S119) as part of the tour, a sailor started shooting, and killed an officer.
Smith intervened and helped apprehend the sailor.
He was awarded the George Medal for his actions.
He was the leader of the council until 2012 when the Labour Party took over the council.
He has been a director of 3S Fire Ltd, a fire management consultancy affiliated with the HFRS since 2013.
Smith was elected as MP for the constituency in the subsequent 2015 general election.
Smith sat on the Work and Pensions Select Committee between December 2016 and May 2017.
Smith supported Brexit in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum.
Smith was re-elected in the 2017 and 2019 general elections.
Smith is a member of the UK Delegation Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Smith has also participated in the OSCE's election monitoring activities in the United States, Italy, Hungary, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
He was a part of the Committees on Arms Export Controls between October 2017 and July 2018.
Smith has been a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee since September 2017.
He has the best attendance record out of all committee members, at 100%.
He voted for Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement on 29 March 2019.
Smith also voted against any referendum on a withdrawal agreement in the indicative votes on 27 March.
He then voted for the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit withdrawal agreement in October.
In 2019, he successfully helped secure Government Brexit contingency funding for Southampton after writing a letter to Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government James Brokenshire.
He made the case that Brexit-related gridlock caused by disruption at south coast ports could have a major impact on hospitals and other services.
Smith believed Southampton needed tens of thousands of pounds to cope with what he described as "every eventuality" in the letter.
A few days afterwards, Southampton was awarded £273,000 to help the port cope with the impact of Brexit.
Several private residential buildings in Southampton Itchen are being affected by the United Kingdom cladding crisis.
Smith and Stephen McPartland tabled the McPartland-Smith Amendments to the Building Safety Bill in 2021.
