Patrick O'Flynn

Patrick O'Flynn
Patrick O'Flynn
	O'Flynn in 2014
Member of the European Parliament; for the East of England
	In office; 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Robert Sturdy
Succeeded by	Richard Tice
Personal details
Born	Patrick James O'Flynn; 29 August 1965 (age 58); Cambridge, England
Political party	UKIP (before 2018); SDP (2018–present)
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge; City, University of London
Leader
Other UKIP offices
UKIP Media and Sport Spokesperson
	In office; 1 December 2016 – 27 July 2017
Leader	Paul Nuttall
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	~
Special Political Advisor for the; Leader of the UK Independence Party
	In office; 28 November 2016 – 27 July 2017
Leader	Paul Nuttall
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Arnott
UKIP Economics Spokesman
	In office; 7 April 2017 – 27 July 2017
Leader	Paul Nuttall
Preceded by	Mark Reckless
	In office; 24 July 2014 – 18 August 2015
Leader	Nigel Farage
Preceded by	Steven Woolfe
Succeeded by	Mark Reckless

Patrick James O'Flynn (born 29 August 1965) is an English journalist and Social Democratic Party (SDP) politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 2014 to 2019. He was elected for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) but defected to the Social Democratic Party in November 2018. Since 2019 he has written frequently for The Spectator.^[1]