Jonathan Bullock
Jonathan Bullock FRSA | |
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![]() Bullock in 2017 | |
Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands | |
In office 28 July 2017 – 31 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Roger Helmer |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Reform UK (since 2019) | 3 March 1963
Other political affiliations | Independent (2018–2019) UKIP (2012–2018) Conservative (before 2012) |
Education | Nottingham High School |
Alma mater | Portsmouth University |
Jonathan Bullock
Bullock was previously a councillor and member of the cabinet on
Early life and education
Bullock was born on 3 March 1963 in
Early career
Bullock began his career working in the House of Commons for MPs Andrew Stewart and Sir Richard Ottaway. He then went onto work in advertising agencies, becoming an account director responsible for a number of accounts. Subsequently he worked for the Advertising Association (1994–1997) and for the British Road Federation (1997–2001), both in similar head of public relations roles. He was appointed Director of Policy at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK in 2002, working there for five years.[5]
Political career
For the
Bullock moved to UKIP in 2012, citing disillusionment with David Cameron and the Conservative Party concerning the European Union, as well as the general leftward drift of the Conservative Party. For UKIP he fought the Northamptonshire County Council seat of Ise in 2013 and 2017, and also the 2014 European Parliament election, where he was third on the party list. Following the retirement of Roger Helmer at the end of July 2017, Bullock moved up the list to succeed Helmer as an MEP for East Midlands on 1 August 2017.[5]
He resigned from UKIP in December 2018 over a breach of the party's constitution by leader Gerard Batten,[5][4] but remained in the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group in the European Parliament.[4]
He joined the
References
- ^ "Jonathan Bullock". European Parliament. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Gutteridge, Nick (5 August 2017). "'Cap Brexit bill at a billion' May urged to reject EU's 'laughable' £90bn divorce demand". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Brennan, David (12 September 2012). "Tory Kettering Council cabinet member jumps ship". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Martin, Dan. "MEP Jonathan Bullock quits UKIP over party leader's 'increasing support' for EDL founder Tommy Robinson". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Parker, Margot; Bullock, Jonathan (February 2019). "About Jonathan Bullock MEP". www.jonathanbullockmep.uk. Northampton: EASIserv. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Bullock". European Parliament. Retrieved 7 February 2020.