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Richard Tracey (Conservative, Merton and Wandsworth)

London Assembly Member

Richard Tracey was MP for Surbiton for 14 years and an Environment
Minister in the Thatcher Government. He also served as a senior member of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee.

He is a Justice of the Peace and Freeman of the City of London. He has
been involved in local politics since the 1970s and was Chairman of
Wandsworth Conservatives from 2003 to 2008.

In 2006, he became Sport England Chair for South London. He takes an
active interest in rowing and rugby football as President of both
Kingston Amateur Regatta and Kingston RFC, and is a former Current
Affairs broadcaster with BBC Television and Radio.

He was born in Stratford upon Avon and educated at King Edward VI
Grammar School and Birmingham University where he gained an LLB with
Honours.

Principal interests:-

• Police visibility on the streets and response times
• Borough police numbers
• Efficient use of the police property estate

MPA Link Member for:

• London borough of Merton
• London borough of Wandsworth

Contact details

• Telephone: 020 7202 0184
• Email: membersservices@mpa.gov.uk