David Campbell Bannerman | |
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 David Campbell Bannerman, 2014 | |
| Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 27 September 2006 –8 November 2010 Servingwith The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (Jun 2010 – Nov 2010) | |
| Leader | Nigel Farage The Lord Pearson of Rannoch Nigel Farage |
| Preceded by | Mike Nattrass |
| Succeeded by | Paul Nuttall |
| Member of the European Parliament for East of England | |
| In office 20 July 2009 – 1 July 2019 [1] [2] | |
| Preceded by | Tom Wise |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Nethsingha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1960 Bombay,India |
| Political party | Conservative (1985–2004;2011–present) UKIP (2004–2011) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Pennsylvania |
David Campbell Bannerman (born 28 May 1960) is a British politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 2009 to 2019. [3] He is currently Chairman of the Conservative Democratic Organisation and The Freedom Association. [4] A member of the Conservative Party,he previously served as Deputy Leader of UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 until 2010,when he was replaced by Paul Nuttall.
Contents
- Early life
- Jobs held
- Political career
- Conservatives:1992–2004
- UKIP:2004–2011
- Conservative:2011–present
- References
- External links
Before joining UKIP,he was a Conservative activist who came to prominence as Chairman of the Bow Group. He stood for the UK Parliament as a Conservative at the 1997 election in Glasgow Rutherglen and in 2001 in Warwick and Leamington. Campbell Bannerman joined UKIP in 2004, [5] and was elected to the European Parliament in 2009. In 2011,he defected back to the Conservative Party.
He has been a long-term critic of the European Union,and has had many roles in eurosceptic advocacy groups. In 2015,he became co-chairman of a new eurosceptic pressure group,Conservatives for Britain. In 2016,he joined the political advisory board of Leave Means Leave. [6]
