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Nicholas John Griffin is a British politician who represented North West England as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014. He served as chairman and then president of the far-right British National Party from 1999 to 2014, when he was expelled from the party.
Known for
- The Battle for Barking — Himself2010
- HARDtalk1997
- GMTV — Self1993
- The Cook Report1987
- Dispatches1987
- Question Time — Self - Panellist1979
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Key facts
- President
- Roberto Fiore
- Preceded by
- John Tyndall
- Succeeded by
- Adam Walker
- Born
- Nicholas John Griffin , ( 1959-03-01 ) 1 March 1959 (age 67) , Barnet , Hertfordshire, England
- Party
- Alliance for Peace and Freedom (since 2015)
- Other political affiliations
- British National Party , (1995–2014) , National Front (1974–1989)
- Spouse
- Jackie Griffin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Alma mater
- Downing College, Cambridge
- Profession
- Politician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Griffin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Barnet
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Political party
- British National Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- nickgriffinmep.eu
- Image
- Member of the European Parliament for North West England Nicholas John Griffin.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Brussels
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- 1959-03-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Nicholas John Griffin (born 1 March 1959) is a British far-right politician who was chairman of the British National Party (BNP) from 1999 to 2014, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2009 to 2014. Following this, he was president of the BNP between July and October 2014, when he was expelled from the party.
Born in Barnet, Griffin was educated at Woodbridge School in Suffolk. He joined the National Front at the age of 14 and, following his graduation from the University of Cambridge, became a political worker for the party. In 1980 he became a member of its governing body, and later wrote articles for several right-wing magazines. He was the National Front's candidate for the seat of Croydon North West in 1981 and 1983, but left the party in 1989. In 1995, he joined the BNP and in 1999 became its leader. He stood as the party's candidate in several elections and became a member of the European Parliament for North West England in the 2009 European elections.
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