Tim Aker | |
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Member of the European Parliament for the East of England | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019[1][2] | |
Preceded by | Andrew Duff |
Succeeded by | June Mummery |
Personal details | |
Born | Orsett, Essex, England | 23 May 1985
Political party | Conservative Party (2005) UK Independence Party (2014–2018) Thurrock Independents (2018–2019) Brexit Party (2019–) |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham, University of Buckingham |
Website | thebrexitparty.org |
Timür Mark "Tim" Aker (born 23 May 1985) is a British politician who was a Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region. He was elected as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate in 2014. He was head of UKIP's Policy Unit from August 2013 to January 2015, and was UKIP's candidate for the Thurrock constituency in the 2015 general election, coming third in a close 3-way election. Aker left UKIP and joined the Thurrock Independents where he also successfully sought election a councillor in 2018,[3][4] before later joining the Brexit Party.