Pres ident ▁of ▁Energy ▁Action ▁Scotland , ▁a ▁fuel ▁pover ty ▁char ity , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Vice - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁All - Part y ▁Group ▁for ▁the ▁UK ▁Off sh ore ▁O il ▁and ▁Gas ▁Indust ry . ▁He ▁is ▁Vice - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Post ▁Off ices ▁AP PG ▁and ▁Co - Ch airs ▁the ▁AP PG ▁on ▁Afghan istan . ▁He ▁represents ▁a ▁large ▁rural ▁constitu ency ▁where ▁the ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁industry , ▁sub se a ▁engineering ▁and ▁marine ▁renew ables ▁are ▁major ▁employ ers . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Energy ▁and ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁committee ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ ▁His ▁previous ▁port fol ios ▁include ▁party ▁Energy ▁sp ok esp erson , ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Wh ip ▁and ▁shadow ing ▁the ▁Scotland ▁Office ; ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Trade ▁& ▁Indust ry ▁Select ▁Committee , ▁Scottish ▁Affairs ▁Select ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Pro cedure ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Smith ▁stood ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Stuart ▁Donald son ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁National ▁Party . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Smith ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁baron et cy ▁upon ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁married ▁F iona ▁C orm ack ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ; ▁they ▁have ▁three ▁daughters . ▁ ▁The ▁he ir ▁pres um pt ive ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁is ▁his ▁brother , ▁Charles ▁Smith