Richard Drax

Richard Drax
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament
for South Dorset
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byJim Knight
Succeeded byLloyd Hatton
Personal details
BornRichard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
(1958-01-29) 29 January 1958
London, England
PartyConservative
Spouses
Zara Legge-Bourke
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(m. 1985; div. 1997)​
Eliza S Dugdale
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(m. 1998, divorced)​
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Children4
EducationHarrow School
Alma materRoyal Agricultural College
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
ProfessionArmy officer; journalist
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Service years1978–1987
Rank Captain
Service number506831
Unit Coldstream Guards
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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.

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