Godfrey Bloom

Godfrey Bloom, MEP

Godfrey Bloom (born 22 November 1949, London) was a British MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber from UK Independence Party . from 2004 until October 2014 when he quit the party after he was banned from speaking out because of his controversial view.s

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Ben Pile, former researcher on climate

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Member of the club Educational Research Associates, receives not very considerable sums.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Pension fund trustee advisor (to 1986).
• Fund manager, Mercury Asset Management (1986-1992).
• Financial research economist (1992-2004).
• Member, Institute of Economic Affairs.
• Member, Institute of Directors.
• Parish councillor (1987-1999).
• President, Horsehouse Formals Cricket Club.
• Vice-President, Pocklington Rugby Club. Territorial Decoration.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

04F155

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45469

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49469

Email:

godfrey.bloom AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.godfreybloommep.co.uk

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Godfrey William Bloom, 11 March 2008, accessed 10 February 2009.
• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Godfrey William Bloom, 16 July 2009, accessed 05 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Godfrey Bloom, accessed 10 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Godfrey Bloom, accessed 10 September 2010.

• Rowena Mason, Ukip tells Godfrey Bloom to stop referring to 'bongo bongo land', theguardian.com, 7 August 2013