Richard Barnes (British politician)

Richard Barnes
Barnes on stage at the St George's Day festival, 2010
4th Deputy Mayor of London
In office 6 May 2008 – 4 May 2012
Mayor	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Nicky Gavron
Succeeded by	Victoria Borwick
Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly[1]
In office 2007–2008
Preceded by	Angie Bray
Succeeded by	Roger Evans
Member of the London Assembly for Ealing and Hillingdon
In office 4 May 2000 – 4 May 2012
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Succeeded by	Onkar Sahota
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-01) 1 December 1947 (age 76)
Nationality	British
Political party	UKIP (2014–present) Conservative (until 2014)
Alma mater	University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology

Richard Michael Barnes (born 1 December 1947) is a British politician, who was the Deputy Mayor of London from 2008 to 2012. A former member of the Conservative Party, Barnes served as the Leader of the Conservatives on the London Assembly from 2007 to 2008, and was the Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Ealing and Hillingdon from 2000 to 2012, when he lost his seat to Labour. On 30 September 2014, Barnes defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP).^[2]