John Rees-Evans
| John Rees-Evans | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1978 (age 39) Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | UK Independence Party |
| Website | johnreesevans |
John Rees-Evans (born April 1978) is a UK Independence Party (UKIP) political activist and candidate who contested the party's November 2016 leadership election, coming third with 18.1% of the vote, behind Suzanne Evans, who received 19.3% share of the vote.
Born in Hampshire and educated overseas, including at the Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg, Rees-Evans joined the British Army Reserve at 19 after leaving school where he served for five years including a year training with the Parachute Regiment from which he was discharged without completing training. He now lives in Penrhiwceiber with his family and has a professional background in business, particularly adventure tourism. He also has houses in the south of France and Bulgaria and an interest in horses. He controversially claimed that a "homosexual donkey" had tried to rape his horse. He clarified his statement, saying that "I was asked to respond to quite a bizarre statement ... and so I tried to give the only kind of answer I knew how to give because, frankly, I do not have any experience of homosexuality, or humans copulating with animals."
Rees-Evans also owns a fortified compound in Bulgaria, where he has a shooting range. A strong proponent of the right to keep and bear arms, he once convinced an IKEA shop assistant that it would be safer to let him carry his handgun, in case terrorists laid siege to the building.
He contested the seat of Cardiff South and Penarth in the United Kingdom general election, 2015 receiving 13.8% of the vote, a swing of 11.2% to UKIP.
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