Nikki Sinclaire
Nicole Nikki Sinclaire (born July 26, 1968 in London ) is a British politician and member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014 . Until 2010 she was a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
Life
After finishing school, Sinclaire became involved in politics. Sinclaire was elected to the European Parliament in the 2009 European elections , where she initially belonged to the EU-skeptical group, Europe of Freedom and Democracy . Due to conflicts with the parliamentary group leader Nigel Farage , she left the group on January 18, 2010. Then she was expelled from the UKIP party on March 4. On September 13, 2012, Sinclaire founded the We Demand a Referendum Party , with which she ran for the 2014 European elections, but was not elected, just like her fellow party members who were also standing.
The openly homosexual author Sinclaire writes articles for the website gay.pinknews , among other things .
Individual evidence
- ^ Statement by Sinclaires in the blog of the EFD group .
- ↑ BBC, March 4, 2010: Rebel Euro MP Nikki Sinclaire expelled by UKIP .
- ↑ Telegraph: I won't be your leader, 6ft 4in lesbian tells UKIP's gay members
- ↑ Pinknews: Author Sinclair (English) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Official website of Nikki Sinclaire (English)
- Entry for Nikki Sinclaire in the database of Members of the European Parliament
- VoteWatch.eu: voting by Nikki Sinclaire in the European Parliament (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sinclaire, Nikki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sinclaire, Nicole |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician (UKIP), MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |