Nick Griffin
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Nick Griffin (born 01 March 1959, Barnet) was Chairman of the British National Party from 1999-2014 and an MEP for North West England from 2009-2014. He was replaced as Chairman of the BNP by Adam Walker in July 2014[1] and lost his MEP seat in May 2014, receiving less than 2% of votes cast in the North West at the European election.[2] Griffin was expelled from the BNP in October 2014 after being accused of trying to "destabilise" the party and "harassing" party members.[3]
Affiliations
- Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- Member, Delegation for relations with Belarus
- Member, Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
- Substitute, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- Substitute, Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
Record and Controversies
Declaration of Financial Interests
- Salaried employee of British National Party until Election 4th June 2009. Paid until end of same month but not thereafter.[4]
Record of Parliamentary Votes
Personal Information
Curriculum Vitae
- Law degree, MA (Hons.), Cantab.
- Elected leader of the British National Party (1999- ).
Contact
- Address:
- Parlement européen
- Bât. Altiero Spinelli
- 03F266
- 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
- B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
- Phone:
- +32 (0)2 28 45772
- Fax
- +32 (0)2 28 49772
- Email:
- nick.griffin AT europarl.europa.eu
- Website:
- http://www.bnp.org.uk
Resources
- European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Nick Griffin, 16 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Nick Griffin, accessed 03 November 2009.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Nick Griffin, accessed 17 November 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Cahal Milmo, 'Nick Griffin quits as BNP leader: Banned schoolteacher Adam Walker appointed as chairman as party founders', The Independent, 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Camilla Turner, 'BNP leader Nick Griffin loses seat as MEP', The Telegraph, 26 May 2014.
- ↑ 'Nick Griffin expelled by BNP', BBC, 2 October 2014.
- ↑ European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Nick Griffin, 16 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.