RICHARD TRACEY JP AM
020 7983 4389 (O) Email Richard.tracey@london.gov.uk
POLITICAL CAREER:
2008-date: MEMBER of GREATER LONDON ASSEMBLY for Merton and Wandsworth Deputy Leader, Conservative Group Conservative Lead on Assembly Transport Committee Member of Assembly Budget Committee Member, Metropolitan Police Authority (2008 - 2010) Vice Chairman, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (2010 – 2012) Mayor’s Ambassador for River Transport (2009-date)
1983-1997: MEMBER of PARLIAMENT, SURBITON
1987-97: - Chairman of London Conservative MPs Group (7 years) - Member of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (3 years) - Member of Select Committee on Televising the House of Commons - Member of Committee of Selection - Member of Standing Committees - Education Reform Bill, Transport Bill, Housing Bill - MP for Surbiton, conducting public meetings, building relationships with local community, public authorities, businesses, and the local press - Broadcast on TV and radio on matters affecting London - issues including business and the Economy, environment, policing, transport, health, education, and employment. - Spoke at conferences on topics concerning Government / business relationships
1985-87 - HM Government Minister, - Under Secretary of State for the Environment and Minister for Sport. - Involved in creating urban development grants, regeneration projects and in the evolution of New Towns - Strengthened the Sports Council through regional re-organisation -Spearheaded the campaign to eliminate football hooliganism -Introduced intelligence gathering and CCTV surveillance of football grounds -Supervised the successful prevention of disruptive supporters attending the 1986 World Cup -Conducted Government negotiations to safeguard the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games -Enhanced liaison between the governing bodies of sport and the education authorities on increased participation in sport by schools
1983-85: MP first elected for Surbiton in 1983; PPS in MoD and Trade and Industry
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
1997- 2008: CONSULTANT Media and Marketing, profile enhancement, public relations; broadcasting consultancy/tuition for City and industrial companies; Treasury Holdings and Parkview International London plc on community relations at Battersea Power Station regeneration project
1978-1983: TRACEY COMMUNICATIONS, Proprietor of Corporate and Public Affairs Services Company - Campaign Advisor - Advised companies on public and community relations and involvement - Involved in training industrialists for TV and radio appearances, including senior executives of banks, and the Crown Agents. - Tutored senior figures in industry and banking for public appearances - Professional Chair of various conferences and seminars.
1966-1978: BBC Recruited as Outside Broadcast Reporter for the new ‘World at One’ programme (1966) - Contributed to and acted as reporter/presenter on BBC TV ’24 Hours’, ‘Wheelbase’, and ‘Waterline’, ‘The Money Programme’, BBC Radio ‘Today’, ‘You and Yours’ - Presented ‘Newsdesk’ for two years, 1975-77 - Documentary presenter/writer BBC TV “Colossus, the ship that lost a fortune”
1964-1966: BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS Recruited as Graduate Trainee for the Group. - Worked as Leader and Feature Writer on Glasgow Evening Citizen and Daily Express
COMMUNITY WORK:
Board Member, formerly Chairman, Sport England (South London)
Justice of the Peace, Wimbledon, since 1977. (Supplemental List since 1983.)
Freeman of the City of London
President of Kingston Amateur Regatta
President of Kingston Rugby Club
Association of Former MPs – Executive Committee member
EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS: LLB (Hons) University of Birmingham 1964 Educated King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1954-1961 President of Old Boys’ Association, 2003 (450th Anniversary of School’s Foundation)
PERSONAL: British. Born Stratford-upon- Avon, Warwickshire Married to Kathy Tracey, and resident in Battersea – 4 grown children, 5 grandchildren Active in local affairs/charities in London since 1972.