Justin Barrett
| Justin Barrett | |
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| Leader of the National Party | |
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Assumed office 16 November 2016 |
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| Deputy | James Reynolds |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Leader of Youth Defence | |
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In office 2000 – 2004 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Justin Slevin 1971 (age 45–46) County Tipperary |
| Nationality | Irish |
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Justin Barrett (born 1971 in County Tipperary) is an Irish far-right nationalist, pro-life and anti-immigration activist.
In 1987, Barrett became involved in Family Solidarity, a movement established to uphold social conservatism in Irish society and opposing social liberalism on social issues such as abortion, contraception, same-sex relations and divorce. Social liberals made gains in most of these areas, with the exception of abortion; this led Barrett to the conviction that political involvement was necessary for results. He was subsequently involved in Young Fine Gael until 1991.
From 1992 he became actively involved in the Irish pro-life movement, becoming the leader of Youth Defence, and as a student in Athlone RTC he unsuccessfully contested the election for the Presidency of Union of Students in Ireland. During the 1995 divorce referendum, he was spokesman for the Youth Against Divorce campaign. He was also involved in the campaign against the 2002 abortion referendum. He left Youth Defence in 2004 because he thought their methods of campaigning and interacting with people were becoming increasingly more extreme and counterproductive.
Barrett has spoken at events organised by the neo-nazi National Democratic Party of Germany (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD) several times, and was the guest of honour at a NPD rally in Passau, Germany in 2000, in which anti-semitic speeches, peppered with quotes from Adolf Hitler were given, alongside claims that "Germany was the biggest victim of the second World War". Hundreds of skinheads gave standing ovations to elderly Nazis. The NPD confirmed that they have been in contact with Youth Defence for at least 6 years before.
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