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David Campbell Bannerman
David Campbell Bannerman | |
|---|---|
 David Campbell Bannerman, 2014 | |
| Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 27 September 2006 – 8 November 2010 Serving with 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.
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]
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Crampton, Caroline (24 May 2011). "David Campbell Bannerman returns to the Tories". Total Politics. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Council & Management Committee".
- ^ "UKIP MEP Campbell Bannerman defects to Conservatives". BBC News. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Co-Chairmen – Political Advisory Board – Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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