Robert Walter

Robert "Bob" John Walter (born 30 May 1948) is a British-Turkish Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset from 1997 until he stood down at the 2015 general election. He has been president of the European Security and Defence Association since 2011. He was president of the Berlin Security Conference in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and remains a member of the BSC Steering Board. He was elected President of Eurodefense - United Kingdom in July 2021 Early life Robert Walter was born in 1948; he was educated at Colston's School, Bristol, Lord Weymouth's School, Warminster, and Aston University, from which he gained a BSc degree in 1971. Walter's political career began as Chairman of the Aston University Conservative Association between 1967 and 1969 and Chairman of Westbury Constituency Young Conservatives from 1973 until 1976. He was Parliamentary Candidate for Bedwellty in 1979.