Patrick O'Flynn

For the fictional character, see Patrick O'Flynn (Survival of the Dead). For other people with similar names, see Patrick Flynn (disambiguation).

Patrick O'Flynn
O'Flynn in 2014
Member of the European Parliament
for the East of England
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Preceded byRobert Sturdy
Succeeded byRichard Tice
Personal details
Born
Patrick James O'Flynn

(1965-08-29) 29 August 1965 (age 59)
Cambridge, England
Political partyUKIP (before 2018)
SDP (2018–present)
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
City, University of London
Other UKIP offices
UKIP Media and Sport Spokesperson
In office
1 December 2016 – 27 July 2017
LeaderPaul Nuttall
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded by~
Special Political Advisor for the
Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office
28 November 2016 – 27 July 2017
LeaderPaul Nuttall
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJonathan Arnott
UKIP Economics Spokesman
In office
7 April 2017 – 27 July 2017
LeaderPaul Nuttall
Preceded byMark Reckless
In office
24 July 2014 – 18 August 2015
LeaderNigel Farage
Preceded bySteven Woolfe
Succeeded byMark Reckless

Patrick James O'Flynn (born 29 August 1965) is an English journalist and Social Democratic Party (SDP) politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 2014 to 2019. He was elected for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) but defected to the Social Democratic Party in November 2018. Since 2019 he has written frequently for The Spectator.[1]

  1. ^ "Patrick O'Flynn - The Spectator columnists & writers". The Spectator. Retrieved 13 January 2021.