Richard Ashworth

Richard Ashworth
Ashworth in 2014
Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament
In office 14 March 2012 – 19 November 2013
Preceded by	Martin Callanan
Succeeded by	Syed Kamall
Member of the European Parliament for South East England
In office 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Roy Perry
Succeeded by	Judith Bunting
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-17) 17 September 1947 (age 76) Folkestone, England, UK
Political party	Conservative (Before 2017) Independent (2017–2019) Change UK (2019)
Education	Seale-Hayne College
Website	Official website Parliament website

Richard James Ashworth (born 17 September 1947 in Folkestone) is a former British politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 2004 until 2019. He formerly sat in the European Parliament for the Conservative Party, and was that party's leader there from March 2012 to November 2013. In 2017 Ashworth defected to Change UK, but failed to be re-elected in 2019.