Peter Whittle (politician)
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Peter Whittle AM |
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| Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
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In office 28 November 2016 – 18 October 2017 |
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| Leader |
Paul Nuttall Steve Crowther (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Paul Nuttall |
| Succeeded by | Margot Parker |
| UKIP Culture and Communities Spokesperson | |
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In office 24 July 2014 – 18 October 2017 |
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| Leader |
Nigel Farage Diane James Paul Nuttall Steve Crowther (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | David Meacock |
| Leader of the UK Independence Party in the London Assembly | |
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In office 6 May 2016 – 22 January 2018 |
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| Leader |
Nigel Farage Diane James Paul Nuttall Steve Crowther (Acting) Henry Bolton |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
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Member of the London Assembly as the 5th Additional Member |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Knight |
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6 January 1961 Peckham, London, England |
| Political party | UK Independence Party |
| Alma mater | University of Kent |
Peter Robin Whittle AM (born 6 January 1961) is a British politician. Between November 2016 and October 2017, he was the Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party. He also ran in the 2017 UK Independence Party leadership election, but finished in fifth place.
Whittle has served as an Assembly Member (AM) in the London Assembly since the Assembly election in May 2016, and was also UKIP's candidate, at the same hustings, for the 2016 London mayoral election.. He resigned as London spokesman on 22 January 2018 following Bolton's refusal to stand down following a vote of no confidence in his leadership by UKIP's National Executive Committee.
Whittle was born in Peckham, South London, and studied at Roan Boys' School, Orpington College and the University of Kent (BA History and Politics). He worked in journalism, living for five years in Los Angeles, before founding the New Culture Forum think-tank in 2006.
He became UKIP's cultural spokesperson in 2013 and stood for Eltham at the 2015 general election, coming third with 15% of the vote, a vote share surpassing both the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.
In September 2015, Whittle was selected as the UKIP candidate for Mayor of London, as well as topping the party list for election to the Greater London Assembly. Openly gay, Whittle was the only LGBT candidate currently selected by any of the parties for the 2016 Mayoral election.
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