Craig Mackinlay | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for South Thanet | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Sandys |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Medway Council for River | |
| In office 3 May 2007 – 7 May 2015 [1] | |
| Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office September 1997 – 22 January 2000 | |
| Leader | Alan Sked Michael Holmes |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Graham Booth |
| Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| Acting 6 August 1997 – September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Sked |
| Succeeded by | Michael Holmes |
| Treasurer of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 3 September 1993 – 6 August 1997 | |
| Leader | Michael Holmes |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1966 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Political party | UKIP (before 2005) Conservative (2005–present) |
| Spouse | Kati Mackinlay |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Craig Mackinlay JP (born 7 October 1966) is a Conservative Party politician and businessman.[2] From 2015 to 2024, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Thanet.
Initially a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Mackinlay served as deputy leader of UKIP from 1997 to 2000 and as acting leader of UKIP in 1997,[3] before joining the Conservative Party in 2005.[4]
In the 2015 general election, Mackinlay was elected to the House of Commons in South Thanet a Conservative candidate in a highly contested fight with then-UKIP leader Nigel Farage.[5] As an MP Mackinlay sat as a backbencher, being a member of the Brexit Select Committee and the Common Sense Group in parliament.
In 2024, Mackinlay revealed he had undergone a quadruple amputation following an infection of sepsis.[6] He retired at the 2024 general election.
- ^ "Craig Mackinlay". Medway Elects. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Lamiat Sabin (21 November 2014). "Ukip timeline: The gradual rise to Westminster". The Independent.
- ^ Walden, Celia (15 July 2005). "From UKIP to Tory". The Daily Telegraph.
onetime deputy leader of the UK Independence Party, Craig Mackinlay, has left the party after 12 years to join the Tories
- ^ "Ex-UKIP leader to stand as Tory MP for Thanet South". BBC News. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ McSmith, Andy (8 May 2015). "Ukip leader Nigel Farage resigns after losing South Thanet seat – but promptly says he might run to be new leader | The Independent". The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Guy, Jack (22 May 2024). "UK lawmaker who lost four limbs to sepsis returns to Parliament". CNN. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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