Greg Smith (politician)

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Conservative MP for Mid Buckinghamshire (Buckingham, 2019–24); Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel Parliamentary Board

Greg Smith

Image Greg Smith MP 2024.jpg
Official House of Commons portrait, 2024
Occupation Politician; Member of Parliament
Known for Conservative MP for Buckingham (2019–24) and Mid Buckinghamshire (since 2024); Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel Parliamentary Board
Website https://www.gregsmith.co.uk/

Greg Smith is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Mid Buckinghamshire (known as Buckingham until 2024) since 12 December 2019. He has held opposition frontbench posts since July 2024 and has been Shadow Minister (Transport) since 31 August 2026.[1] In the Commons register he declares an unpaid role as Chairman of the Parliamentary Board of Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI), a Conservative Party lobby group, and CFI-funded travel and hospitality.[2]

Parliamentary career

Smith contested Hayes and Harlington at the 2017 general election and was first elected for Buckingham on 12 December 2019. The seat became Mid Buckinghamshire at the 2024 general election, which he held for the Conservatives with 20,150 votes (37.3 per cent) and a majority of 5,872, on a turnout of 53,951 from an electorate of 75,622.[3][4]

Opposition posts held by Greg Smith, as listed by Parliament
Post Department From To
Shadow Minister (Transport) Transport 31 August 2026 –
Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero) Energy Security and Net Zero 22 July 2025 31 August 2026
Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Transport) Transport 22 July 2025 31 August 2026
Opposition Whip (Commons) Whips Office (Commons) 20 November 2024 22 July 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Business and Trade) Business and Trade 19 July 2024 22 July 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Transport) Transport 19 July 2024 6 November 2024

Smith has held no government post.[3] He sat on the European Scrutiny Committee and the Transport Committee from 2 March 2020 until 30 May 2024. His Public Bill Committee service has included the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (2022), the Firearms Bill (2023), the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (19 July – 14 September 2023), the Employment Rights Bill (2024–25), and the Highways (Financing) Bill (from 22 October 2026).[3]

Conservative Friends of Israel

Smith's register entry records that he was Vice Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel Parliamentary Board from 1 May 2025 and Chairman from 27 January 2026, an unpaid role.[2] CFI's delegations page describes him as "CFI Chair (Commons)", and gives Eric Pickles, Lord Pickles, as its chair in the House of Lords.[5]

The register records two CFI-funded benefits to Smith: a visit to Israel and Palestine from 4 to 9 January 2026, for which the donor is recorded as Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd), with the value given as £3,200 for air travel, accommodation and hospitality;[6] and three nights' accommodation and dinner for Smith and a family member on 4–7 October 2026, valued at £863 and registered on 30 October 2026.[7] CFI's delegations page lists a January 2026 video in which Smith says the delegations "shine a light" on Israel's security considerations on its northern borders.[5]

Four other Conservative MPs registered CFI-funded visits to Israel in the same days of January 2026: Sarah Bool, Gareth Bacon, Paul Holmes and Peter Fortune.[8]

Other roles recorded in the Commons register

Non-remunerated roles registered by Greg Smith
Role Organisation Dates in register Register entry
Co-Chairman, Free Market Forum Institute of Economic Affairs (project) 21 April 2021 – 1 August 2023 2066[9]
Deputy Chairman Conservative Way Forward 11 July 2022 – 1 August 2024 (registered 30 December 2019) 2676[10]
Chairman (previously Vice Chairman from 1 May 2025), Parliamentary Board Conservative Friends of Israel From 27 January 2026 12526
Member, Advisory Board UK Sovereignty Foundation From 26 February 2026 14718[11]

Hospitality recorded in the Commons register, 2025–26

Gifts, benefits and hospitality registered by Greg Smith
Donor Dates received Value (£) Registered Description Entry
British Association for Shooting and Conservation 18–19 December 2025 440 14 January 2026 Educational visit in the UK on deer management and conservation, including meals and overnight accommodation 14329[12]
Motorsport UK 24 January 2026 1,200 27 January 2026 Two tickets to the Night of Champions Award Dinner 14430[13]
Ascot Racecourse Limited 18 June 2026 590 14 July 2026 Two tickets with hospitality, for Smith and a family member, to Royal Ascot 16344[14]
Silverstone Circuits Ltd 2–5 July 2026 7,540 30 July 2026 Two tickets with hospitality to watch the British Grand Prix for three days, with a drinks reception and parking on the Thursday 16654[15]
Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd) 4–7 October 2026 863 30 October 2026 Three nights' accommodation and dinner for Smith and a family member 17399

Namesakes

A Green Party candidate named Greg Smith stood in Mid Buckinghamshire at the 2024 general election and received 2,942 votes;[4] he is a different person from the Conservative MP who is the subject of this article (Parliament's member ID 4778).

Notes

  1. ↑ UK Parliament, Members API: Greg Smith MP – synopsis, accessed 11 November 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 12526: Chairman, Conservative Friends of Israel Parliamentary Board, accessed 11 November 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 UK Parliament, Members API: Greg Smith MP – biography (representations, posts and committees), accessed 11 November 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 UK Parliament, Members API: Greg Smith MP – latest election result (2024 general election, Mid Buckinghamshire), accessed 11 November 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Conservative Friends of Israel, Delegations, accessed 11 November 2026.
  6. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 14431: Greg Smith, visit to Israel, 4–9 January 2026, accessed 11 November 2026.
  7. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 17399: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd), £863, accessed 11 November 2026.
  8. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entries 14346 (Bool), 14339 (Bacon), 14408 (Holmes) and 14610 (Fortune), accessed 11 November 2026.
  9. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 2066: Co-Chairman, Free Market Forum, a project of the Institute of Economic Affairs, accessed 11 November 2026.
  10. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 2676: Deputy Chairman, Conservative Way Forward, accessed 11 November 2026.
  11. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 14718: Member of the Advisory Board, UK Sovereignty Foundation, accessed 11 November 2026.
  12. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 14329: British Association for Shooting and Conservation, £440, accessed 11 November 2026.
  13. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 14430: Motorsport UK, £1,200, accessed 11 November 2026.
  14. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 16344: Ascot Racecourse Limited, £590, accessed 11 November 2026.
  15. ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Financial Interests, entry 16654: Silverstone Circuits Ltd, £7,540, accessed 11 November 2026.
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