Dominic Raab

Dominic Rennie Raab (born 25 February 1974)^[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2022 until 2023 in the government of Rishi Sunak. He had the same job in the government of Boris Johnson from 15 September 2021 to 6 September 2022. In July 2019, Raab became the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs during the Boris Johnson administration. He was Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from July 2018 to November 2018.

The Right Honourable Dominic Raab
Official portrait, 2021
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 25 October 2022 – 21 April 2023
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Thérèse Coffey
Succeeded by	Oliver Dowden
In office 15 September 2021 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Nick Clegg[a]
Succeeded by	Thérèse Coffey
First Secretary of State
In office 24 July 2019 – 15 September 2021
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Damian Green[b]
Succeeded by	Vacant
Cabinet offices 2018–2023 Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor In office 25 October 2022 – 21 April 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Preceded by Brandon Lewis Succeeded by Alex Chalk In office 15 September 2021 – 6 September 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson Preceded by Robert Buckland Succeeded by Brandon Lewis Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs[c] In office 24 July 2019 – 15 September 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson Preceded by Jeremy Hunt Succeeded by Liz Truss Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union In office 9 July 2018 – 15 November 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by David Davis Succeeded by Steve Barclay
Junior ministerial offices 2015–2018 Minister of State for Housing and Planning In office 9 January 2018 – 9 July 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by Alok Sharma Succeeded by Kit Malthouse Minister of State for Courts and Justice In office 12 June 2017 – 9 January 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by Oliver Heald Succeeded by Rory Stewart Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights In office 12 May 2015 – 16 July 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by Simon Hughes Succeeded by Phillip Lee
Member of Parliament for Esher and Walton
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Ian Taylor
Succeeded by	Monica Harding
Personal details
Born	Dominic Rennie Raab (1974-02-25) 25 February 1974 (age 51) Buckinghamshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Erika Rey
Children	2
Residence	Thames Ditton, Surrey, England
Education	Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (BA) Jesus College, Cambridge (LLM)
Occupation	Politician solicitor civil servant
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Website	www.dominicraab.com

Raab has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Esher and Walton since being elected in 2010. He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice on 12 May 2015.

Following the 2017 general election, he was appointed Minister of State for Courts and Justice. He was later moved to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.^[2]

In July 2018, May appointed him Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union following the resignation of David Davis.^[3] Raab resigned as Brexit Secretary on 15 November 2018.^[4]

On 25 May 2019, Raab announced he was standing in the Conservative Party leadership election after Theresa May announced her resignation.^[5] On 18 June, he was eliminated on the second round of the contest.^[6]

On 15 September 2021, Raab's cabinet position was reshuffled and he became Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.^[7]

He resigned from the Government in April 2023.

His father was Jewish and fled from Czechoslovakia in 1938.^[8]

Notes

1. Office vacant between May 2015 and September 2021.
2. Office vacant between December 2017 and July 2019.
3. Raab served as Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Secretary from 2019 to 2020. In September 2020, Raab took over the duties of the former role of Secretary of State for International Development, held by Anne-Marie Trevelyan until the role was abolished. Raab then became Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Secretary.