Michael Holmes (politician)

Michael Holmes
Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office
September 1997 – 22 January 2000
DeputyCraig Mackinlay
Graham Booth
Preceded byCraig Mackinlay (acting)
Succeeded byJeffrey Titford
Member of the European Parliament
for South West England
In office
15 July 1999 – 15 December 2002
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGraham Booth
Personal details
Born(1938-06-06)6 June 1938
Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Died29 September 2023(2023-09-29) (aged 85)
Political partyUK Independence Party (until 2000)

Michael John Holmes (6 June 1938 – 29 September 2023) was a British politician who was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 1997 to 2000. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 1999 to 2002.[1]

  1. ^ "Former UKIP leader quits party". BBC News. 21 March 2000. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.