Gerard Batten

Gerard Batten, MEP

Gerard Batten (born 27 March 1954, London) is a British MEP for London from UK Independence Party.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Substitute, Committee on Legal Affairs

Former Affiliations

• Member, Subcommittee on Security and Defence
• Substitute, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Prodi allegation

In his one-minute speech during Strasbourg plenary, Gerard Batten (UK, IN/DEM) told how Alexander Litvinenko, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the FSB, the successor to the KGB, and currently living under political asylum in the UK, was informed by FSB deputy chief, General Anatole Trofimov of the high amount of communist activity operating in Italy. With reference to the KGB, Litvinenko was told, “Romano Prodi is our man there”.

SIOE

On September 11 2007, Batten accepted a petition from Anders Gravers protesting a ban on a Brussels demonstration by Stop Islamisation of Europe.

Counterjihad Europa

Batten spoke at the Counterjihad Brussels 2007 conference in October 2007.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Hand bookbinder (1972-1976). Manager, British Telecom (1976-2004).
• In the UK Independence Party: founder member (1993).
• Member of the National Executive Committee (1993-1997, 2002- ).
• Party Secretary (1994-1997).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

04F243

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Fax : +32 (0)2 28 49920

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45920

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49920

Email:

gerard.batten AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.gerardbatten.co.uk

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Gerard Batten, 16 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Gerard Batten, accessed 05 February 2009.