Richard Drax | |
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Member of Parliament for South Dorset | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jim Knight |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Hatton |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax 29 January 1958 London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | Zara Legge-Bourke
(m. 1985; div. 1997)Eliza S Dugdale
(m. 1998, divorced)
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Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Charborough House, Dorset |
Education | Harrow School |
Alma mater | Royal Agricultural College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Profession | Army officer; journalist |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1978–1987 |
Rank | Captain |
Service number | 506831 |
Unit | Coldstream Guards |
Website | www |
Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (born 29 January 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician, landowner, journalist, and former Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset between 2010 and 2024.