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Richard

British Conservative Party politician

Conservative Party (UK)

Date of Birth: 29 January 1958
Age: 68 years old
In the rating: #53 Politician

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1. Career
- 1.1. Military service
- 1.2. Journalism
- 1.3. Parliamentary career

Biography

Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is a British Conservative Party politician, landowner, heir to a fortune tracing back to slavery, and former journalist serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset since 2010.

Career

Military service

Drax passed out from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned in the British Army joining the Coldstream Guards on 9 December 1978 as a second lieutenant. Drax was promoted lieutenant on 9 December 1980, before being transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers after active service on 9 December 1983, ending his first period of full-time military service.

Drax was reinstated on the Active List on 10 September 1984, beginning his second and final period of regular service. He retained the rank of lieutenant with seniority from 10 September 1981 to reflect the three years he had served. He was promoted captain on 10 March 1986.

He relinquished his British Army commission on 9 September 1987, thereby retiring after nine years' service as a Coldstreamer.

Journalism

Drax worked at York's Evening Press as a reporter in 1991, before joining BBC South where he appeared on both radio and television media, including the daily television news programme South Today.

Parliamentary career

Selected as a Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate in July 2006, at the general election in May 2010 Drax defeated the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament for South Dorset, Jim Knight, later Lord Knight of Weymouth. Drax retained his seat in the 2015 general election with an increased majority and the 2017 general election.

In the House of Commons he has sat on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and currently serves on the European Scrutiny Committee.

In 2009, Drax faced criticism from political rivals for 'hiding his aristocratic roots' by not using his full quadruple-barrelled name. It was suggested the then leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, had asked wealthy Conservative candidates to shorten their names to appear more in touch with normal people. Drax denied the accusations, saying that he used the shortened version of his name only because of the "logistic mouthful", while Cameron's comments were a "throw away joke".

Drax campaigned for Brexit during the 2016 referendum. In April 2019, in a speech in the House of Commons, Drax said that he "made the wrong call" by supporting the government's Brexit deal and called for the resignation of Theresa May if she failed to take the UK out of the EU by 12 April. Drax praised May's successor, Boris Johnson, for achieving a trade deal in December 2020, but in February 2021 expressed concern over the Northern Ireland Protocol and disruption to trade in Northern Ireland.

During the 2019 UK General Election Drax apologised after his Land Rover, with a campaign poster on the vehicle, was photographed parking across two disabled parking spaces outside his campaign headquarters. Drax responded to the incident by saying: "I popped in to get some literature and very thoughtlessly parked on those lines which I immediately regretted and apologise to the organisation straight away. I rushed in and rushed out. I've never done it before and never done it since but it was a real moment of thoughtlessness and it won't happen again."

In June 2020, Drax wrote an article in the Dorset Echo suggesting that rioters linked to the Black Lives Matter protests had been responsible for desecrating The Cenotaph war memorial in London.

In May 2022, Drax criticised the decision by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to introduce a windfall tax on oil and gas firms to fund economic support for the public during the cost of living crisis, accusing him of "throwing red meat to socialists".

Drax endorsed Suella Braverman during the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. After Braverman was eliminated, he supported Liz Truss.

He endorsed Boris Johnson in the October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. Drax voted against the Windsor Framework.

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Date of Birth 29 January 1958

Age 68 years old

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Gemini	88%
Sagittarius	84%
Libra	84%
Aquarius	80%
Taurus	76%
Scorpio	72%
Aries	72%
Cancer	72%
Leo	68%
Capricorn	64%
Virgo	56%

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Snake	92%
Rabbit	92%
Goat	88%
Monkey	84%
Horse	84%
Dog	84%
Tiger	80%
Dragon	80%
Pig	72%
Rooster	68%
Bull	68%

Slavic horoscope Bear The Bear chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Wolf	92%
Stork	92%
Raven	92%
Bear	88%
Elk	84%
Aurochs	84%
Fox	80%
Horse	76%
Finist	76%
Virgin	64%
Lynx	64%
Eagle	60%
Pike	56%
Boar	56%
Serpent	44%
Swan	40%

Egyptian horoscope Mut Mut in the Egyptian horoscope marks a period ruled by a distinct god — shaping temperament, luck in affairs, and the way a person protects what they value.

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Amun-Ra	92%
Mut	88%
Horus	84%
Thoth	80%
Nile	80%
Isis	76%
Osiris	76%
Anubis	64%
Sekhmet	60%
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Set	56%

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Birch	92%
Rowan	88%
Oak	84%
Hawthorn	84%
Willow	80%
Alder	76%
Ivy	64%
Vine	60%
Hazel	56%
Holly	56%
Reed	44%
Elder	36%

Indian horoscope Makara The Vedic rashi Makara carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.

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Kumbha	92%
Makara	88%
Meena	84%
Kanya	84%
Tula	80%
Vrishchika	76%
Simha	76%
Karka	64%
Mesha	64%
Vrishabha	60%
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Water lily	84%
Tulip	84%
Purslane	84%
Lily of the valley	84%
Foxglove	84%
Daisy	80%
Dahlia	80%
Violet	76%
Bellflower	76%
Chamomile	76%
Hydrangea	76%
Magnolia	76%
Lilac	64%
Camellia	64%
Delphinium	64%
Rose	64%
Peony	60%
Heather	60%
Sunflower	60%
Orchid	56%
Freesia	56%
Aster	56%
Carnation	56%
Wild rose	56%
Dandelion	44%
Gladiolus	44%
Edelweiss	36%
Lotus	36%

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Pisces — 1st decan	96%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	96%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	96%
Pisces — 3rd decan	92%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	92%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	92%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	92%
Capricorn — 1st decan	92%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	92%
Aquarius — 1st decan	88%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	84%
Scorpio — 1st decan	84%
Libra — 1st decan	84%
Virgo — 2nd decan	84%
Leo — 2nd decan	84%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	80%
Libra — 2nd decan	80%
Leo — 3rd decan	80%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	76%
Libra — 3rd decan	76%
Virgo — 3rd decan	76%
Virgo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 3rd decan	64%
Gemini — 3rd decan	64%
Gemini — 1st decan	64%
Taurus — 1st decan	64%
Aries — 2nd decan	64%
Cancer — 1st decan	60%
Taurus — 2nd decan	60%
Leo — 1st decan	56%
Cancer — 2nd decan	56%
Gemini — 2nd decan	56%
Taurus — 3rd decan	56%
Aries — 3rd decan	56%
Aries — 1st decan	36%

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