Nigel Farage

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nigel Farage
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 3, 1964(1964-04-03)
Age	60
Birthplace	Downe
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Nigel Farage Biography

Nigel Farage is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 3, 1964 in Downe, England, United Kingdom. Former UKIP leader and a top-rated right-winger in a survey from The Daily Telegraph who began as the leader of his party UK Independence Party in 2010. He was well-known for his passionate speeches in the European Parliament which often became extremely heated. In 2016 he was influential in getting his country to announce that the UK to announce that it would be pulling out of it’s membership of the European Union.

In the year When John Major‘s Government signed the Treaty on European Union, Farage left the Conservative Party.’s Government signed the Treaty on European Union, Farage quit from the Conservative Party.

From 1975 to 1982 Farage was educated at Dulwich College, a fee-paying independent school in south London. In his autobiography he pays tribute to the careers advice he received there from England Test cricketer John Dewes, “who must have spotted that I was quite ballsy, probably good on a platform, unafraid of the limelight, a bit noisy and good at selling things”. Farage was active in the Conservative Party from his school days, having seen a visit to his school by Enoch Powell and Keith Joseph. In 1981, an English teacher who had not met the 17 year-old Farage, Chloe Deakin, wrote to the headmaster of Dulwich College, David Emms, asking him to reconsider his decision to appoint Farage as a prefect, citing concerns expressed by others over Farage’s alleged ‘fascist’ views. Emms rejected those concerns, as did the College’s deputy headmaster, Terry Walsh, who said later that Farage “was well-known for provoking people, especially left-wing English teachers who had no sense of humour.” Farage later stated that some teachers were hostile to him because he was an admirer of Enoch Powell, and said: “Any accusation I was ever involved in far right politics is utterly untrue.”

Farage joined the Conservative Party in 1978, but voted for the Green Party in 1989 because of what he saw as their then “sensible” and Eurosceptic policies. He left the Conservatives in 1992 in protest at Prime Minister John Major’s government’s signing of the Treaty on European Union at Maastricht.

He was married twice, the first time with Grainne Hayes back in the year 1988 and later with Kirsten Mehr, in the year 1999. Kirsten has four children.

Nigel Farage Net Worth

Nigel Farage is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nigel Farage 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He helped to found his party, the United Kingdom Independence Party.

It was alleged that he was guilty of being racist during his time at Dulwich College in 1981 and He has refused to stand in a standing ovation to Prince Charles.

Nigel Paul Farage (/ˈ f ær ɑː ʒ / ; born 3 April 1964) is a British politician and broadcaster. He has been leader of the Brexit Party since 2019, and served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU in 2020. He is also a vice- chairman of the pro-Brexit organisation Leave Means Leave, and is the host of a radio phone-in on the Global-owned talk radio station LBC.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nigel Farage Dating?

According to our records, Nigel Farage married to Kirsten Farage , Gráinne Hayes. As of December 1, 2023, Nigel Farage’s is not dating anyone.

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Farage was elected to the European Parliament in 1999 and re-elected in 2004, 2009 and 2014. The BBC spent four months filming a documentary about his European election campaign in 1999, but did not air it. Farage, then head of the UKIP’s South East office, asked for a video and had friends make copies which were sold for £5 through the UKIP’s magazine. Surrey Trading Standards investigated and Farage admitted the offence. Farage was the leader of the 24-member UKIP contingent in the European Parliament, and co-leader of the multinational Eurosceptic group, Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy. Farage was ranked the fifth-most influential MEP by Politico in 2016, who described him as “one of the two most effective speakers in the chamber”. Reportedly, he would always be assigned office number 007 in the European Parliament.

Facts & Trivia

Nigel Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Nigel Farage celebrates birthday on April 3 of every year.

Farage persuaded around 75 MEPs from across the political divide to back a motion of no confidence in Barroso, which would be sufficient to compel Barroso to appear before the European Parliament to be questioned on the issue. The motion was successfully tabled on 12 May 2005, and Barroso appeared before Parliament.

Where is Nigel Farage now?

He was the host of The Nigel Farage Show, a radio phone-in on the Global-owned talk radio station LBC, from 2017 to 2020. Farage is currently the Honorary President of Reform UK and a presenter for GB News.

Is UKIP still a political party?

The party is currently led by Neil Hamilton. UKIP originated as the Anti- Federalist League, a single-issue Eurosceptic party established in London by Alan Sked in 1991. It was renamed UKIP in 1993, but its growth remained slow.

How old is Boris Johnson?

57 years (June 19, 1964)

Where does the name Farage come from?

Farage is a surname, believed to be of French Huguenot origin. It has also been used as an anglicised form of the Arabic surname Faraj. Notable people with the surname include: Nigel Farage (born 1964), British politician.

Is Britain first still active?

Britain First registered with the Electoral Commission on 10 January 2014; and, in February 2017, it was statutorily deregistered as a political party by the Electoral Commission, after it failed to renew its registration in time. It re-registed in September 2021.