Richard Tracey

Richard Patrick Tracey (born 8 February 1943) is a former Conservative Party politician, and former journalist, presenter, and reporter. He was the member of parliament for Surbiton from 1983 to 1997, and was Minister for Sport between 1985 and 1987. From 2008 to 2016 he was a Member of the London Assembly, where he represented Merton and Wandsworth. He was the Deputy Leader of the Conservative group.

He was member of parliament for Surbiton from 1983 until 1997. At the 1997 General Election, he lost his seat in the redrawn Kingston and Surbiton constituency when a huge swing against the Conservatives saw the seat falll to the Liberal Democrats.

London Assembly
In 2008 Tracey was elected a Member of the London Assembly representing Merton and Wandsworth, and later became Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group. He was Vice-Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (2010–2012), and Member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (2008–10). In 2008, he was appointed Mayor's Ambassador for the River by Mayor Boris Johnson and was Chairman of the London Waste and Recycling Board.

He retired in 2016, and his Merton and Wandsworth seat was won by Labour's Leonie Cooper.

He is a Freeman of the City of London since 1984; a Justice of the Peace; and a Fellow of the Industry and Parliament Trust since 1985.