The Lord Mackinlay of Richborough | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2024 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for South Thanet | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Sandys |
| Succeeded by | Polly Billington (East Thanet[a]) |
| Member of Medway Council for River | |
| In office 3 May 2007 – 7 May 2015[4] | |
| Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office September 1997 – 22 January 2000 | |
| Leader | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Graham Booth |
| Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| Acting 6 August 1997 – September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Sked |
| Succeeded by | Michael Holmes |
| Treasurer of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 3 September 1993 – 6 August 1997 | |
| Leader | Michael Holmes |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Craig Mackinlay 7 October 1966 Chatham, Kent, England |
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| Spouse |
Kati Madi (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Craig Mackinlay, Baron Mackinlay of Richborough, JP (born 7 October 1966), is a Conservative Party politician and businessman.[5] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Thanet from 2015 to 2024.
Initially a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Mackinlay served as the deputy leader of UKIP from 1997 to 2000 and the acting leader of UKIP in 1997,[6] before joining the Conservative Party in 2005.[7]
In the 2015 general election, Mackinlay was elected to the House of Commons in South Thanet a Conservative candidate, defeating Nigel Farage, then leader of UKIP.[8] As an MP, Mackinlay was a member of the Brexit Select Committee and the Common Sense Group.
Mackinlay underwent a quadruple amputation following an infection of sepsis in 2023. He stood down as an MP at the 2024 general election and was appointed to the House of Lords.
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- ^ Lamiat Sabin (21 November 2014). "Ukip timeline: The gradual rise to Westminster". The Independent.
- ^ Walden, Celia (15 July 2005). "From UKIP to Tory". The Daily Telegraph.
onetime deputy leader of the UK Independence Party, Craig Mackinlay, has left the party after 12 years to join the Tories
- ^ "Ex-UKIP leader to stand as Tory MP for Thanet South". BBC News. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ McSmith, Andy (8 May 2015). "Ukip leader Nigel Farage resigns after losing South Thanet seat – but promptly says he might run to be new leader | The Independent". The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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