Zac Goldsmith
✓ Source-basedrisingBritish politician and journalist (born 1975)
Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park is a British politician, life peer and journalist who served as Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment from September 2022 to June 2023.
Also inDeutsch
Photos 6
Goldsmith admired Conservative leader David Cameron
Stirling Moss, Goldsmith, Charles, Prince of Wales and event founder Steven Glaser at the launch of the annual Revolve Eco-Rally on U.N. World Environment Day, 3 June 2007
Goldsmith campaigning at a green rally outside Kew Gardens Tube Station at Kew, London in June 2008
Goldsmith was defeated by Labour candidate Sadiq Khan.
St Simon Zelotes Church, LondonIn their own words 10
[On the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) policy in London] You can make the case that it’s a clumsy policy, that it’s going to affect people who can least afford it.
Comments (24 July 2023), as cited in "Rishi Sunak signals he could abandon green policies that cost consumers", The Guardian (24 July 2023)
[In response to Sunak's letter accepting his resignation] I am happy to apologise for publicly sharing my views on the Privileges Committee.
"Zac Goldsmith: Rishi Sunak wrong to say I refused to apologise" BBC News (30 June 2023)
I was brought up by my father to identify very strongly as Jewish.
Speaking at the Conservative Friends of Israel lunch (7 December 2015), as cited in "Zac Goldsmith: I’ve been the victim of anti-Jewish
In their orbit 20
Nearby in politicians 6
About this person
Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park is a British politician, life peer and journalist who served as Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment from September 2022 to June 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he was its candidate at the 2016 London mayoral election and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park from 2010 to 2016 and 2017 to 2019. Ideologically characterised as having liberal and libertarian views, he is known for his support for environmentalism and localism.
United KingdomFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.