Roger Knapman

Roger Knapman
Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office
5 October 2002 – 27 September 2006
DeputyMike Nattrass
ChairmanDavid Lott
Petrina Holdsworth
David Campbell Bannerman
Preceded byJeffrey Titford
Succeeded byNigel Farage
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
23 July 1996 – 1 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded bySimon Burns
Succeeded byBob Ainsworth
Member of the European Parliament
for South West England & Gibraltar
In office
10 July 2004 – 4 June 2009
Preceded byThe Earl of Stockton
Succeeded byThe Earl of Dartmouth
Member of Parliament
for Stroud
In office
11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997
Preceded bySir Anthony Kershaw
Succeeded byDavid Drew
Personal details
Born (1944-02-20) 20 February 1944 (age 80)
Crediton, Devon, England
Political partyUKIP (Since 1997)
Conservative (before 1997)
SpouseCarolyn Knapman[1]
Children2
ResidenceUnited Kingdom
Alma materRoyal Agricultural College

Roger Maurice Knapman (born 20 February 1944) is a British politician who served as a Conservative MP before becoming Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

  1. ^ Culture (3 May 2005). "A quiet life on the fringes of power". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 May 2014.