Lance Forman

Lance Forman
Forman in 2010
Member of the European Parliament
for London
In office
2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020
Preceded bySyed Kamall
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1962-10-13) 13 October 1962 (age 62)
Islington, London, England
Political partyConservative (before 2019; since 2020)[1]
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2019–2020)
Brexit (2019)
SpouseRene Anisfeld
Children3
EducationHaberdashers' Aske's Boys' School (1969-80)[2]
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Lance Philip Anisfeld (born 13 October 1962), known professionally as Lance Philip Forman,[3] is a British politician and businessman, who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London between 2 July 2019 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.[4]

Previously affiliated with the Conservative Party, Forman was elected to the European Parliament as a Brexit Party MEP, however he resigned the party whip in December 2019 in order to support the Conservative Party's Brexit strategy. He later joined the Conservative Party and for part of January 2020 was a member of the ECR group.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b Longworth, John (8 January 2020). "My fellow former Brexit Party MEPs and I are joining the Tories to help Boris deliver". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ [1], 'Ben Alalouff, "Lance Anisfeld HABS and Beyond", Skylark [The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Magazine], 2011, p.169. Retrieved 11 January 2020
  3. ^ "European election 2019 – London-wide results". www.lewisham.gov.uk. Lewisham Council. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "9th parliamentary term | Lance FORMAN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.