Gareth Bennett | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Gareth_Bennett_AM_(cropped).png) Bennett in 2016 | |
| Leader of the UK Independence Party in the Senedd | |
| In office 10 August 2018 – 7 November 2019 | |
| Leader | Neil Hamilton |
| Preceded by | Caroline Jones |
| Succeeded by | Neil Hamilton |
| Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 29 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Eluned Parrott |
| Succeeded by | Rhys ab Owen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1968 Cardiff, Wales |
| Political party | Independent (2019–2020; 2021) Abolish the Welsh Assembly (2020 - 2021) UK Independence Party (2014–2019) |
| Alma mater | Middlesex Polytechnic Cardiff Institute of Higher Education |
Gareth John Bennett MS (born 1 December 1968) is a Welsh politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the Senedd from 2018 to 2019, and was a Member of the Senedd (MS) for South Wales Central from 2016 to 2021.[1]
On 10 August 2018 he was elected the leader of UKIP in the Senedd.[2] On 7 November 2019, he quit UKIP to become an independent. On 24 June 2020, he joined Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party.[3] In April 2021, Bennett decided to stand as an independent candidate in the Senedd election of that year, unsuccessfully contesting the Cynon Valley constituency.[4]
- ^ "Welsh Election 2016: Labour just short as UKIP wins seats". BBC News. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Outspoken AM voted UKIP assembly leader". BBC News. 10 August 2018.
- ^ Hayward, Will (24 June 2020). "A Member of the Senedd has joined the Abolish the Assembly party". walesonline. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Fresh calls for BBC to drop Abolish from leaders' debate after candidates withdraw". Nation.Cymru. 6 April 2021.