Zac Goldsmith

Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith (born 20 January 1975, London) is a British Conservative politician and journalist who, since 2010, has represented Richmond Park as its Member of Parliament (MP).

In 2015 Goldsmith was selected as the Conservative candidate for the 2016 London Mayoral election.

From 1998 to 2007 he worked as editor of The Ecologist magazine, whilst continuing as a campaigner and commentator on environmental issue. He was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Quality of Life Policy Group in 2005, co-authoring its report published in 2007.

Goldsmith was placed on the Conservative "A-List" of potential candidates in 2006. and then in March 2007, he was selected through an open primary to contest the constituency of Richmond Park against the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP, Susan Kramer. At the 2010 general election, he was elected to Parliament winning the seat with a majority of 4,091.

At the 2015 general election, Goldsmith was returned to the Commons with a majority of 23,015, an increase of almost 19,000 since 2010.