Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch

The Right Honourable
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch
The Right Honourable The Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	Parliamentary portrait, 2019
Leader of the UK Independence Party
	In office; 27 November 2009 – 2 September 2010
Deputy	David Campbell Bannerman; The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
Preceded by	Nigel Farage
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Titford (acting)
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 June 1990; Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	Malcolm Everard MacLaren Pearson; 20 July 1942 (age 81)
Political party	Independent (2019–present)
Other political; affiliations	UK Independence Party (2007–2019); Conservative (until 2007);
Spouses	Francesca Frua de Angeli (m. 1965; div. 1970); Mary Charteris (m. 1977; div. 1996); Caroline St Vincent Rose (m. 1997);
Children	3

Malcolm Everard MacLaren Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch (born 20 July 1942) is a British businessman and politician who was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2009 to 2010. He currently sits as an independent member of the House of Lords.^[1] A Eurosceptic, he was a staunch supporter of pro-Brexit campaign Leave Means Leave.^[2]

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^ "Co-Chairmen – Political Advisory Board – Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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[2] "Co-Chairmen – Political Advisory Board – Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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The Right Honourable The Lord Pearson of Rannoch
Parliamentary portrait, 2019

Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office 27 November 2009 – 2 September 2010
Deputy	David Campbell Bannerman The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
Preceded by	Nigel Farage
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Titford (acting)
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 June 1990 Life Peerage

Personal details
Born	Malcolm Everard MacLaren Pearson (1942-07-20) 20 July 1942 (age 81)
Political party	Independent (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	UK Independence Party (2007–2019) Conservative (until 2007)
Spouses	Francesca Frua de Angeli (m. 1965; div. 1970) Mary Charteris (m. 1977; div. 1996) Caroline St Vincent Rose (m. 1997)
Children	3