Liberal from the new guard of the British conservatives, the head of diplomacy Dominic Raab, finds himself propelled to the head of the British state. At 46, he is responsible for replacing Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This convinced Eurosceptic, third dan in karate and great boxing lover, was named to his portfolio after Boris Johnson came to power last July.
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Reached Covid-19 and transferred Monday to intensive care, the latter " asked him to replace it where necessary, " said Downing Street. Dominic Raab is " tough and lucid. Not the kind of person you can intimidate, "said ex-Brexit Minister David Davis in 2014, who also praised the" loyalty "and discipline of his former chief of staff. Dominic Raab is a representative of the new generation of conservatives who have entered parliament over the past ten years.
The son of a Czech Jewish refugee who landed in 1938 in the United Kingdom and died of cancer when he was only 12 years old, Dominic Raab was raised by his mother in the Anglican religion. Originally from the county of Buckinghamshire, north-west of London, he studied law at the prestigious universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Young graduate, he began a career as a lawyer specializing in international law in the firm Linklaters, in London, then joined in 2000 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he worked in particular on issues related to terrorism and the sea. In 2003, he left for The Hague to lead a team charged with working against war criminals, and worked on the files of Slobodan Milosevic, Radovan Karadzic and Charles Taylor.
Former Brexit Minister
Between 2006 and 2008, he was director of the cabinet of David Davis, then in charge of internal affairs for the Conservative Party in the opposition. Dominic Raab was elected for the first time in 2010 as Member of Parliament for Esher and Walton, a constituency acquired by the Conservatives. The year 2011 offered him various fortunes. Designated " new (parliamentary) of the year " by The Spectator, he is also severely reprimanded by Theresa May, then Minister of the Interior, for having qualified feminists as " unbearable fanatics ".
In 2014, the young MP made a name for himself by presenting an amendment intended to reduce the possibility for judges to block extraditions based on European regulations. In 2015, he joined the Conservative government of David Cameron as Under Secretary of State for Justice, his very first post in the British executive, but left office in July 2016 when Theresa May became Prime Minister, in the stride of the EU referendum. He then campaigned for the official Brexit “Vote Leave” campaign and argued that the UK could “ regain control ” of its borders.
He returned to government in June 2017, as Secretary of State for Justice, then to Housing, in January. Theresa May appointed him Minister of Brexit in July 2018, after the resignation of David Davis, but he did not hesitate to slam the door of the government three months later, deeming his strategy too conciliatory with Brussels. With a very liberal conviction, this slayer of bureaucracy presents himself as a defender of local democracy, freedom of expression and tax cuts. Married, he is the father of two boys, Peter and Joshua.