Leader Paul Nuttall Leader Paul Nuttall Nationality British Succeeded by Mark Reckless | Preceded by position established Preceded by position established Preceded by Steven Woolfe | |
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Books A Question of Identity: The Great Trinity & UCD Merger Plan of the 1960s Similar Suzanne Evans, Douglas Carswell, Paul Nuttall, Nigel Farage, Alan Sked Profiles | ||
Patrick James O'Flynn (born 29 August 1965) is a Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region for the UK Independence Party. He was elected in 2014.
He read Economics at King's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1987. He subsequently earned a Diploma in Journalism from City University London. He previously worked as Chief Political Commentator and then Political Editor of the Daily Express. He was the UK Independence Party Economic Spokesman until 19 May 2015.
He was the UKIP candidate in Cambridge at the 2015 general election. He came fifth, with 5.2% of the vote, only narrowly saving his deposit.
After the disappointing election result he called UKIP leader Nigel Farage "snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive".
He was the running-mate for Lisa Duffy in the 2016 UKIP leadership election.
Corporate rewards for former eu commissioners patrick o flynn mep
