Keith Taylor (British politician)

Keith Taylor
Taylor in 2013
Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales
In office
6 August 2004 – 24 November 2006
Serving with Caroline Lucas
Preceded byMike Woodin
Succeeded byDerek Wall
Member of the European Parliament
for South East England
In office
6 May 2010 – 1 July 2019[1][2]
Preceded byCaroline Lucas
Succeeded byAlexandra Phillips
Brighton and Hove City Councillor for St Peter's and North Laine Ward
In office
6 May 1999 – 6 May 2010
Succeeded byLizzie Deane
Personal details
Born
Keith Richard Taylor

(1953-08-01)1 August 1953
Rochford, Essex, England
Died31 October 2022(2022-10-31) (aged 69)
Political partyGreen Party of England and Wales

Keith Richard Taylor (1 August 1953 – 31 October 2022)[3] was a Green Party of England and Wales politician who was MEP for South East England from 2010 to 2019 and was the Party's animal rights spokesperson until his retirement in 2019. He was one of the two Principal Speakers of the party from August 2004[4] to November 2006.[5]

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ Roscoe, Matthew (1 November 2022). "Tributes flood social media following death of Green Party pioneer and MEP Keith Taylor". EuroWeekly News.
  4. ^ "Greens appoint new figurehead". Greenparty.org.uk. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Siân Berry and Dr. Derek Wall elected as Principal Speakers". Greenparty.org.uk. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2017.