Keith Taylor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keith Taylor
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1953(1953-08-01)
Age	71
Birthplace	Rochford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Rochford
Horoscope	Leo

Keith Taylor Biography

Keith Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 1, 1953 in Rochford, Rochford, United Kingdom. Keith Richard Taylor (born 1 August 1953) is a Green Party politician who was MEP for South East England and was the Party’s animal rights spokesperson until his retirement in 2019. The senior Green politician was formerly one of the two Principal Speakers of the party from August 2004 to November 2006. Taylor later gained prominence for being, at the time, the Green Party’s most successful parliamentary candidate ever in the UK, after winning 22% of the vote in the Brighton Pavilion constituency at the 2005 General Election. Following the 2010 General Election, Taylor was appointed to the European Parliament to sit with the Greens–European Free Alliance.

On 18 July 2007, it was announced that Lucas had been selected ahead of Taylor by the Brighton Green Party. Lucas won with 55% of the party ballot against Taylor’s 45%. Taylor congratulated Lucas and pledged his support for her campaign.

Taylor is an early signatory of the International Simultaneous Policy (SIMPOL) which seeks to end the usual deadlock in tackling global issues. Taylor became a signatory of SIMPOL in May 2009.

On 5 May 2010 Lucas was elected as Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion and upon doing so was required to resign as the MEP for the South East of England. Taylor being second on the Green Party list was appointed as Lucas’ replacement to serve out the remainder of the term until 2014. Taylor was also required to resign as a local councillor under European Parliament rules on dual mandates. Taylor was reelected as MEP for the South East region in the 2014 Euro election, with 9.05% of the vote.

In August 2004, Taylor was appointed as a replacement for Mike Woodin as the Green Party’s Male Principal Speaker alongside Caroline Lucas. The Guardian stated that Taylor “defies the stereotype of Green politicians as earnest or bookish academics”. Taylor was confirmed in the post after a by-elected in November 2005, beating Derek Wall by 851 votes to 803; again, serving alongside Lucas. In November 2006, Taylor lost re-election to Wall by 767 votes to 705.

Keith Taylor Net Worth

Keith Taylor is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Taylor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1999, Taylor was elected as a councillor on Brighton and Hove City Council, representing the St. Peters and North Laine ward. He became Convenor (the local group’s name for its leader) of the Green group of councillors on the City Council. During his time as a councillor Taylor was a member of the Policy & Resources Committee, the Adult Social Care & Health Committee, the Housing Committee, the Joint Commissioning Board, the Shoreham Airport Joint Committee, the Housing Decision Procedures Scrutiny Panel and the Licensing & Regulatory Functions Sub-Committee.

Taylor stood in 2001 and 2005 as the parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in the Brighton Pavilion constituency. Taylor received 9.3% in 2001 and 21.9% of the vote in 2005.

In 2007, Taylor faced Lucas to be the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for the Brighton Pavilion constituency 2010 general election. Taylor, on announcing his campaign, said, “This will be the third time I’ve contested this seat. I inherited a 2.6% vote for the Greens and have built that up to 22%. Next time, if I am selected again Brighton voters will make history in electing me the country’s first Green MP”. Lucas, in a letter to local party members, said that she had been invited to stand by several local members and described it as “the most difficult decision of my life” because of her “personal and family commitments” and her “loyalty and commitment to Keith Taylor, who is a person and a politician for whom I have great admiration and respect”.

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Facts & Trivia

Keith Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Keith Taylor celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.