Mike Hookem

Mike Hookem
Mike Hookem on 29 September 2017
Chairman of
the Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Party
In office
2020–2024
LeaderErnie Warrender
Teck Khong
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byErnie Warrender
Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office
27 February 2018 – 24 May 2019
LeaderGerard Batten
Preceded byMargot Parker
Succeeded byPat Mountain
UKIP Spokesperson for Defence
In office
17 April 2019 – 12 August 2019
LeaderGerard Batten
Richard Braine
Preceded byRay Finch
Succeeded byBen Walker
In office
24 July 2014 – 29 November 2016
LeaderNigel Farage
Diane James
Preceded byGerard Batten
Succeeded byBill Etheridge
UKIP Spokesperson for Fisheries
and Veterans Affairs
In office
29 November 2016 – 12 August 2019
LeaderPaul Nuttall
Henry Bolton
Gerard Batten
Richard Braine
Preceded byRay Finch
Succeeded byJonathon Riley
Member of the European Parliament
for Yorkshire and the Humber
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Preceded byRebecca Taylor
Succeeded byJake Pugh
Personal details
Born
Michael Hookem

(1953-10-09) 9 October 1953 (age 71)
Kingston upon Hull, England
Political partyAlliance for Democracy and Freedom (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (1982–2008)
UKIP (2008–2019)

Michael Hookem (born 9 October 1953) is a British politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2014 to 2019.[1]

A former member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Hookem served as UKIP's Deputy Leader under Gerard Batten from February 2018 until his resignation in May 2019 to run for the leadership.[2] He also served as Spokesperson for Fisheries and Veterans Affairs from 2016 to 2019,[3] and as Spokesperson for Defence in 2019 and previously from 2014 to 2016.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HookemMEP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "May has now set out how she will betray the UK fishing industry!". UKIP. 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Paul Nuttall builds up UKIP's top team". BBC News. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ^ Allegretti, Aubrey; Waugh, Paul (6 October 2016). "Steven Woolfe Recovering In Hospital After Altercation At Ukip MEPs Meeting". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 October 2016.