Steven Woolfe | |
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Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Robert Atkins |
Succeeded by | David Bull |
UKIP portfolios | |
2014 | Economics |
2015–2016 | Immigration |
Personal details | |
Born | Steven Marcus Woolfe 6 October 1967 Moss Side, Manchester, England |
Political party | Independent (since 2016) |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (2000–2010) UKIP (2010–2016) |
Education | St. Bede's College, Manchester |
Alma mater | Aberystwyth University; City Law School |
Steven Marcus Woolfe (born 6 October 1967) is a British barrister, writer, commentator and former politician. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity[1] a research think tank studying population and immigration into the UK, Europe and US. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2014 until 2019. From 2014 he was a UKIP MEP but resigned to become an Independent MEP in October 2016 following his opposition to the party's overly negative policy on immigration. He remained independent until July 2019.