Richard Tracey

Richard Tracey
Member of the London Assembly
for Merton and Wandsworth
In office
1 May 2008 – 6 May 2016
Preceded byElizabeth Howlett
Succeeded byLeonie Cooper
Member of Parliament
Surbiton
In office
9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byNigel Fisher
Succeeded byEd Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)
Personal details
Born
Richard Patrick Tracey

(1943-02-08)8 February 1943
Died19 March 2020(2020-03-19) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseKatharine Gardner
Children4
EducationKing Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham

Richard Patrick Tracey, JP (8 February 1943 – 19 March 2020), was a British Conservative Party politician, journalist and news presenter.[1] He was the Member of Parliament for Surbiton from 1983 to 1997, and served as Minister for Sport between 1985 and 1987. He later became a Member of the London Assembly, in which he represented the constituency of Merton and Wandsworth, from 2008 to 2016, when he retired. He was the Deputy Leader of the London Assembly's Conservative group.

  1. ^ "Richard Patrick Tracey". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 29 May 2016.