Nigel Farage

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The Right Honourable Nigel Farage MP
Official portrait, 2024
2nd Leader of Reform UK[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 June 2024
Deputy	David Bull Ben Habib Richard Tice
Preceded by	Richard Tice
In office 22 March 2019 – 6 March 2021
Preceded by	Catherine Blaiklock
Succeeded by	Richard Tice
President of Reform UK
In office 6 March 2021 – 3 June 2024
Leader	Richard Tice
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Leadership offices 1998–2019 5th Leader of the UK Independence Party Acting 5 October 2016 – 28 November 2016 Deputy Paul Nuttall Chairman Paul Oakden Preceded by Diane James Succeeded by Paul Nuttall In office 5 November 2010 – 16 September 2016 Deputy David Campbell Bannerman Christopher Monckton Paul Nuttall Chairman Steve Crowther Preceded by Jeffrey Titford (Acting) Succeeded by Diane James In office 27 September 2006 – 27 November 2009 Deputy David Campbell Bannerman Chairman John Whittaker Paul Nuttall Preceded by Roger Knapman Succeeded by The Lord Pearson of Rannoch President of Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy[b] In office 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2019 Served with Hanne Dahl Francesco Speroni David Borrelli Preceded by Jens-Peter Bonde Succeeded by Office abolished Chairman of the UK Independence Party In office 1998 – 22 January 2000 Leader Michael Holmes Preceded by Alan Sked Succeeded by Mike Nattrass
Member of Parliament for Clacton
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Giles Watling
Majority	8,405 (18.3%)
Member of the European Parliament for South East England
In office 10 June 1999 – 31 January 2020
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 60) Farnborough, Kent, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Reform UK (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	Conservative (1978–1992) Anti-Federalist League (1992–1993) UKIP (1993–2018) Independent (2018–2019)
Spouse(s)	Gráinne Hayes ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 1997)​ Kirsten Mehr ​ ​ (m. 1999, separated)​
Domestic partner	Laure Ferrari
Children	4
Education	Dulwich College
Occupation	Politician, Broadcaster, Media personality
Website	nfarage.com

Nigel Paul Farage MP (born 3 April 1964) is a British politician who has been the 2nd Leader of Reform UK from 2019 to 2021, and again since 2024. Farage has also been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton since 2024. In the past, he was a Member of the European Parliament for the South East England region and he was one of the leaders of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group in the European Parliament until Great Britain left the European Union in 2020. Since then, he has worked as a broadcaster.

Farage is known for being the former leader of the UK Independence Party. Farage has been an important figure in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.
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