George Alexander Bryson Kynoch OBE (born 7 October 1946), is a Scottish

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politician. At the 1992 general election, he was elected as MP for

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, defeating the

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, who had gained the seat at a by-election in 1991. From 1995 to 1997, he was a junior

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minister. Since 1997, Kynoch has held several non-executive director positions in AIM-listed and private companies. Kynoch's seat was abolished in boundary changes for the 1997 general election; he contested the new seat of Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine but lost to the Liberal Democrat Sir Robert Smith. In May 2008, Kynoch was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives. He was re-elected in 2010 and held office till 2012. Kynoch was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours, for public and political service.

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* "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1992 and 1997 editions.

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* 1946 births Living people Officers of the Order of the British Empire Scottish Conservative Party MPs UK MPs 1992–1997 {{Conservative-UK-MP-1940s-stub