Dominic Raab, aged 49, is a British politician who served as the Justice Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Conservative MP for Esher and Walton. Pictured arriving for a weekly meeting of cabinet ministers at 10 Downing Street.
The son of a Czech-born Jewish refugee who fled the Nazis in 1938, Mr. Raab was brought up in Buckinghamshire.
He attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham, Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Raab is married to Erika Ray, a Brazilian marketing executive and they have two sons.
Prior to entering politics, he worked as a Foreign Office lawyer and played an instrumental role in bringing war criminals to justice at The Hague.
Despite being the justice secretary, Mr. Raab had constantly refuted the allegations of bullying, but expressed his willingness to relinquish his position if the claims were validated.
While he has now resigned, Mr. Raab asserted his stance in an article for the Telegraph newspaper and in his letter of resignation to Rishi Sunak.
Despite barely managed to keep his Esher and Walton seat, the Conservative Party's, resounding electoral victory, largely due to their promise to "get Brexit done", brought his long-cherished ambition of leaving the European Union to fruition on 31 January 2020.
After being elected to Parliament in 2010, Mr. Raab caused controversy the following year when he referred to certain feminists as "obnoxious bigots" in an online article. He also argued that men were being unfairly treated. This statement angered the then-Home Secretary, Theresa May.
During his tenure as foreign secretary, Mr. Raab also faced faced significant backlash for his handling of the aftermath of the fall of Afghanistan. Critics were especially scathing of his decision to remain on vacation in Crete while the Taliban regained control of the country.
On top of significant reduction in pay, Mr. Raab's top-tier position in government is also forfeited. It is uncertain if he will be reinstated to a prominent role in the near future. Pictured during a 'family photo' session at the G-7.
According to the report, the former frontbencher was exonerated of allegations of verbally abusing and making physical gestures towards staff. However, it did identify his ministerial work style as being "inquisitorial, direct, impatient, and fastidious."
As the justice secretary, Mr. Raab was found to have criticized officials by describing their work as "woeful" and "utterly useless."
In the 2016 EU referendum, he played a significant part in the victorious Leave campaign. However, when Mrs. May assumed her post as prime minister, she dismissed him.
Mr Raab has the right to receive a payout of almost £17,000, which is equivalent to a quarter of his ministerial salary. The MP will face a significant pay cut of £67,505 as he loses his ministerial salary. As a normal backbencher, he will now earn £86,584 annually.
He played a prominent role in the successful Leave campaign in the 2016 EU referendum, but was sacked by Mrs May when she took over as prime minister.
Boris Johnson gave him his support and subsequently appointed him as the foreign secretary and first secretary of state, which is equivalent to the role of deputy prime minister.
In April 2020, when the prime minister was hospitalized with Covid-19, Mr Raab took charge of a significant portion of the government's responsibilities.
Our editors select the best archive images of Raab, Davis and Johnson. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Ms Truss's team recalled his fierce rhetoric and subsequently did not appoint Mr Raab to her cabinet when she became prime minister. Ms Truss did not hold her position for long, and Mr Raab eventually resumed his duties as justice secretary and deputy prime minister.
Mr Raab fervently supported Rishi Sunak, while aggressively criticizing rival candidate Liz Truss in August, deeming her economic proposals as "electoral suicide".
Following an investigation into allegations of bullying, Dominic Raab has submitted his resignation as deputy prime minister.
