Who is Dominic Raab?
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British foreign minister Dominic Raab is designated to act as deputy for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is in intensive care suffering from the coronavirus, if he is unable to fulfil his role
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Feb 25, 1974: Born in Buckinghamshire, son of Czech-born Jewish refugee who fled Nazis in 1938
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Studies law at Oxford University and gains masters at Cambridge, before joining law firm
in London
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2000: Joins Foreign Office as lawyer, where he leads team focused on bringing war criminals to justice at The Hague
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2006: Enters politics as chief of staff to shadow home secretary
David Davis
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2010: Elected to parliament
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Married with two children, Dominic Raab has a black belt in karate and a reputation
for discipline
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2015: Appointed junior justice minister in government of David Cameron
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Jul-Nov 2018: Serves as Brexit minister under Prime Minister Theresa May but quits after refusing to support May’s EU withdrawal agreement
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May-Jun 2019: Runs against Johnson for leadership of Conservative Party
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Jul: Appointed foreign minister in Johnson’s first cabinet
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Apr 6, 2020: Raab designated
to deputise for prime minister after Johnson is moved into intensive care
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