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A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he reisgned to join UKIP from February 2005. From July 2009 he was PA to [[John Bufton]] MEP. After being |
A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he reisgned to join UKIP from February 2005. From July 2009 he was PA to [[John Bufton]] MEP.<ref name=SWA11149572/> After leading the UKIP group for the May 2013 local elections on [[Anglesey]] and being re-elected as a councillor, in August 2013 he came third behind [[Plaid Cymru]]'s [[Rhun ap Iorwerth]] in the August 2013 Welsh Assembly by-election for [[Ynys Mon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/aug/02/anglesey-byelection-ukip-labour-tories|title=Anglesey byelection sees Ukip threaten Labour and Tories|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 August 2013|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=SWA11149572>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/letters/11149572.It_has_to_be_UKIP/?action=complain&cid=12697566|title=It has to be UKIP|publisher=[[South Wales Argus]]|date=15 April 2014|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> |
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Gill was selected as the first candidate for UKIP in the [[Wales (European Parliament constituency)|Wales]] in [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014]], and was duly elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu-regions/W08000001|title=Wales EU election results|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=25 May 2014|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> |
Gill was selected as the first candidate for UKIP in the [[Wales (European Parliament constituency)|Wales]] in [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014]], and was duly elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu-regions/W08000001|title=Wales EU election results|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=25 May 2014|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:28, 25 May 2014
Nathan Gill | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Wales | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Political party | UK Independence Party |
Nathan Gill is a Member of the European Parliament for the Wales region for the United Kingdom Independence Party, elected in 2014.
Early life and career
Born in England, his family moved to Wales in the early 1980s. Educated at Coleg Menai, he joined the family-owned Domiciliary and Home Care business for two English local authorities. After selling the business, he moved back to Wales, where he now lives in Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey with his wife and five children.[1]
Political career
A member of the Conservative Party, he reisgned to join UKIP from February 2005. From July 2009 he was PA to John Bufton MEP.[2] After leading the UKIP group for the May 2013 local elections on Anglesey and being re-elected as a councillor, in August 2013 he came third behind Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth in the August 2013 Welsh Assembly by-election for Ynys Mon.[3][2]
Gill was selected as the first candidate for UKIP in the Wales in 2014, and was duly elected.[4]
References
- ^ "Nathan Gill". United Kingdom Independence Party. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "It has to be UKIP". South Wales Argus. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Anglesey byelection sees Ukip threaten Labour and Tories". The Guardian. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Wales EU election results". BBC News. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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