Paul Nuttall
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Paul Nuttall MEP |
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Nuttall on 5 April 2014
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| Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
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Assumed office 28 November 2016 |
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| Deputy | Peter Whittle |
| Preceded by | Nigel Farage |
| Leader of the UK Independence Party in the European Parliament | |
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In office November 2015 – 3 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Helmer |
| Succeeded by | Ray Finch |
| UKIP Spokesperson for Education, Life Skills and Training | |
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In office 24 July 2014 – 17 September 2016 |
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| Leader | Nigel Farage |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | David Kurten |
| Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
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In office 8 November 2010 – 16 September 2016 |
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| Leader | Nigel Farage |
| Preceded by | David Campbell Bannerman |
| Succeeded by | Peter Whittle |
| Chair of the UK Independence Party | |
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In office 8 September 2008 – 8 November 2010 |
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| Leader | Nigel Farage The Lord Pearson of Rannoch Jeffrey Titford (Acting) |
| Preceded by | John Whittaker |
| Succeeded by | Steve Crowther |
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Member of the European Parliament for North West England |
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Assumed office 14 July 2009 |
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| Preceded by | John Whittaker |
| Personal details | |
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Paul Andrew Nuttall 30 November 1976 Bootle, Merseyside, England |
| Political party |
UKIP (2004–present) Conservative (Before 2004) |
| Alma mater | North Lincolnshire College Edge Hill University Liverpool Hope University University of Central Lancashire |
| Website | Official website |
Paul Andrew Nuttall (born 30 November 1976) is a British politician who has been the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) since November 2016. He has served as an MEP for North West England since 2009.
Nuttall was a Conservative Party candidate in a council election in Sefton, before joining UKIP in 2004. He was the UKIP candidate for Bootle in general elections in 2005, 2010 and 2015, as well as the 2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election and the 2017 Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election. He was elected as an MEP for North West England in 2009 and again in 2014.
From 2008 to 2009, he was the secretary of Young Independence, and in September 2008 succeeded John Whittaker to the role of UKIP Chair. Nuttall became Deputy Leader of UKIP in November 2010 and the party's Spokesperson for Education, Life Skills and Training in July 2014. He did not stand in the September 2016 leadership election, and stepped down as Deputy Leader. However, he was a candidate in the November 2016 leadership election, at which he was elected leader.
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