Gerard Batten

Gerard Batten
Batten in 2009
Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office 17 February 2018 – 2 June 2019[a]
Deputy	Mike Hookem
Preceded by	Henry Bolton
Succeeded by	Richard Braine
Leader of UKIP in the European Parliament
In office 14 April 2018 – 1 July 2019
Deputy	Ray Finch Stuart Agnew
Preceded by	Ray Finch
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of the European Parliament for London
In office 10 June 2004 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Nicholas Bethell
Succeeded by	Ben Habib
General Secretary of the UK Independence Party
In office 1994–1997
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Douglas Denny
UKIP portfolios
2013–2015	Immigration
2016–2019[b]	Exiting the European Union
Personal details
Born	Gerard Joseph Batten (1954-03-27) 27 March 1954 (age 70) Romford, Essex, England
Political party	UK Independence Party (1993–2019) Anti-Federalist League (1991–1993)
Spouse	Frances Cayaban ​ (m. 1988)​

Gerard Joseph Batten^[2] (born 27 March 1954) is a British politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2018 to 2019. He was a founding member of the party in 1993, and served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London from 2004 to 2019.

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