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George Alexander Bryson Kynoch OBE (born 7 October 1946), is a Scottish Conservative politician.
At the 1992 general election, he was elected as MP for Kincardine and Deeside, defeating the Liberal Democrat Nicol Stephen, who had gained the seat at a by-election in 1991. From 1995 to 1997, he was a junior Scottish Office minister.
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.
Since 1997, Kynoch has held several non-executive director positions in AIM-listed and private companies.[ citation needed ]
In May 2008, Kynoch was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives. He was re-elected in 2010 and held office till 2012.[ citation needed ]
Kynoch was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours, for public and political service. [1]