Diane James
Diane Martine James (born November 20, 1959 in Bedford ) is a British politician ( UK Independence Party , UKIP for short).
Life
James attended Rochester Grammar School for Girls and graduated from Thames Valley University . James was elected to the European Parliament in the 2014 European elections . There she was a member of the Committee for Internal Market and Consumer Protection . She joined the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group .
On September 16, 2016, she won a UKIP primary election , which became necessary following the resignation of long-time UKIP chairman Nigel Farage . This made her the designated UKIP party leader. Eighteen days later, she announced that she would not take up the post of UKIP party leader "for personal and professional reasons"; for this she earned incomprehension and ridicule in public and in the media. On November 21, 2016 she announced her departure from UKIP.
She was a member of the Brexit Party from February 5, 2019 to July 1, 2019 .
Web links
- Entry on Diane James in the European Parliament 's database of MEPs
Footnotes
- ↑ James - UKIP , Feb. 23, 2013, Southern Daily Echo
- ^ Rowena Mason, Peter Walker: Ukip elects Diane James as new party leader . In: www.theguardian.com . September 16, 2016, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed September 16, 2016]).
- ↑ FAZ.net October 5, 2016: Ukip boss gives up - after only 18 days
- ↑ independent.co.uk: James has left Ukip - her replacement will be Labor's downfall
- ↑ Diane James quits Ukip, saying relations soured after she quit as leader
- ↑ www.europarl.europa.eu
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SURNAME | James, Diane |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | James, Diane Martine (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician (UK Independence Party), MEP |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bedford |