| Robert Syms MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Poole |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | John Devereux Ward |
| Majority | 7,541 (15.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1956 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Nicola Guy div. 1999 (2) Fiona Mellersh |
| Website | www.robertsymsmp.com |
Robert Andrew Raymond Syms (born 15 August 1956, Chippenham) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Poole in Dorset since 1997.
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Educated at Colston's School, Bristol. He was leader of North Wiltshire District Council from 1984-7 and a Wiltshire County Councillor from 1985-97. He was managing director of his family's plant hire firm on Bristol Road in Chippenham.
He contested Walsall North in 1992. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 1997 general election.
He married Nicola Guy in March 1991 in Chippenham, but divorced in 1999. He married Fiona Mellersh in February 2000 in Kensington. They have a daughter (born July 2000) and a son (born November 2001).
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Ward |
Member of Parliament for Poole 1997–present |
Incumbent |