Daniel Hannan
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Daniel Hannan MEP |
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Hannan in 2012
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Member of the European Parliament for South East England |
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Assumed office 14 July 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Office Created |
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1 September 1971 Lima, Peru |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Hannan (née Maynard) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Profession | Journalist Politician |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website | Conservative Party website |
Daniel John Hannan (born 1 September 1971) is a British politician, journalist, and author who has been a Member of the European Parliament for South East England since 1999 for the Conservative Party. He is also the Secretary-General of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR), an advocate of localism and a Eurosceptic.
After stints as a speech-writer for Michael Howard and William Hague, Hannan was elected to the European Parliament at the 1999 elections. He led the campaign to withdraw the Conservative Party from the EPP–ED, eventually being expelled from the group in 2008. Hannan subsequently joined the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) with his Conservative colleagues when it was formed in 2009 and became Secretary-General of its sister Europarty, the AECR.
Hannan advocates localism, and he has written several books arguing for democratic reform. He is a Eurosceptic and is strongly critical of European integration. Besides politics, Hannan is a journalist; he has written newspaper leaders, a blog for The Daily Telegraph and currently writes for the online news website and aggregator CapX, and has published several books. Hannan speaks Spanish and French fluently, occasionally delivering speeches in both languages.
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