Richard Younger-Ross
Richard Younger-Ross | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Teignbridge | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Nicholls |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1953 Surrey |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse | Susan Younger (married 1982) |
| Alma mater | Oxford Brookes University |
Richard Alan Younger-Ross (born Richard Alan Ross, 29 January 1953) is a politician in England. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for Teignbridge from 2001 to 2010, having contested the seat in 1992 and 1997, finally winning in the 2001 election. He was defeated in the redefined Newton Abbot constituency in 2010 election. In 2013 he fought and won the Devon County Council seat of Teignmouth Town, but four years later, on 4 May 2017, he lost his seat to Sylvia Russell, a Conservative, by just 22 votes.