The Earl of Dartmouth | |
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Deputy Chair of the UK Independence Party | |
In office 24 February 2016 – 22 January 2018 Served alongside Diane James (2016) Suzanne Evans (2016–2017) | |
Leader | Nigel Farage Diane James Paul Nuttall Steve Crowther[1] (acting) Henry Bolton |
Preceded by | Neil Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Margot Parker |
UKIP Spokesperson for International Trade | |
In office 24 February 2016 – 22 January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Roger Knapman |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of the European Parliament for South West England | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Roger Knapman |
Succeeded by | James Glancy |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 14 December 1997 – 11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer | |
Preceded by | Gerald Legge |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Westminster, London, England | 23 September 1949
Political party | Independent (2018–present) UK Independence Party (2007–2018) |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (before 2007) |
Spouse |
Fiona Campbell (m. 2009) |
Domestic partner | Claire Kavanagh |
Children | 1 |
Parents |
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Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Harvard Business School |
Website | williamdartmouth |
William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth FCA (born 23 September 1949), styled Viscount Lewisham from 1962 to 1997, is a British politician and hereditary peer, usually known as William Dartmouth.
From 2009 to 2019, Dartmouth sat in the European Parliament as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England. He was elected for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and served as national spokesman on trade from 2010 to 2018.[2] He resigned from UKIP in 2018 due to his dissatisfaction with the direction of the party.
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