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NameNigel Farage
CaptionFarage in 2014
Birth date3 April 1964
Birth placeFarnborough, Kent, England
PartyReform UK (2019–present; leader 2024–present), Brexit Party (2019–2021; leader), UK Independence Party (1993–2018; leader 2006–2009, 2010–2016), Conservative Party (1978–1993)
EducationDulwich College
OccupationPolitician, broadcaster
SpouseGráinne Hayes (m. 1988; div. 1997), Kirsten Mehr (m. 1999; div. 2017)

Nigel Farage is a British politician and broadcaster who has been a prominent and polarizing figure in British politics for three decades. He is best known as the former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Brexit Party, playing a decisive role in the campaign for the 2016 referendum on Brexit. Farage has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for two decades and is currently the leader of Reform UK.

Early life and career

Born in Farnborough, Kent, he was educated at the independent Dulwich College before beginning a career in the City of London as a commodities trader. He worked for firms including Metallgesellschaft and Refco, an experience that shaped his Euroscepticism and free-market views. His early political allegiance was to the Conservative Party, which he joined as a teenager, but he grew disillusioned with the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major over their European policies.

Political career

Farage left the Conservatives in 1993 to co-found the UK Independence Party (UKIP), dedicated to withdrawing the UK from the European Union. He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for South East England in 1999, a seat he held until the UK's departure from the European Union in 2020. In the European Parliament, he was a member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy group and became notorious for his confrontational speeches criticizing the European Commission and the European Union.

Leadership of UKIP and Brexit Party

Farage served as leader of UKIP from 2006 to 2009 and again from 2010 to 2016, transforming it from a fringe party into a major political force. Under his leadership, UKIP's success in the 2014 European elections pressured David Cameron to promise an in/out referendum. As a leading campaigner for Leave.EU during the 2016 referendum, he was a pivotal figure in the victory for the Leave side. After Brexit, he founded the Brexit Party in 2019, leading it to first place in the 2019 European elections before rebranding it as Reform UK.

Media career and public image

A frequent media commentator, Farage hosted a weekly show on LBC radio from 2017 to 2020 and has appeared as a presenter on GB News. His persona, often depicted with a pint of beer and a cigarette, has been cultivated through documentaries like *Follow Farage* on Channel 5. He is a deeply divisive figure, hailed by supporters as a plain-speaking man of the people and criticized by opponents for populist rhetoric on issues like immigration.

Political positions and ideology

Farage's ideology is defined by British nationalism, hard Euroscepticism, and right-wing populism. His core policy has always been national sovereignty and withdrawal from the European Union. Other key positions include advocating for a points-based immigration system, opposition to net-zero climate policies, and support for small-state economics and private healthcare. He has expressed admiration for former U.S. President Donald Trump and has been critical of NATO expansion and Western intervention in Ukraine.

Electoral history

Despite his influence, Farage has failed seven times to be elected to the House of Commons, notably in South Thanet in the 2015 general election. His major electoral successes came in European elections, topping the poll in South East England in 2004, 2009, and 2014. In 2024, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Clacton as leader of Reform UK.

Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:British Eurosceptics Category:UK Independence Party politicians Category:Reform UK politicians Category:Members of the European Parliament for South East England