Member of the European Parliament for North West England
In office 4 June 2009 – 2 July 2014
Preceded by
Den Dover
Succeeded by
Louise Bours
Personal details
Born
Nicholas John Griffin
(1959-03-01) 1 March 1959 (age 65) Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Political party
Alliance for Peace and Freedom (2015–present)
British National Party (1995–2014)[1]
National Front (1974–1989)
Spouse
Jackie Griffin
(m. 1985)
Children
4
Alma mater
Downing College, Cambridge
Profession
Politician
Nicholas John Griffin (born 1 March 1959) is a British far-right politician who
was chairman of the British National Party (BNP) from 1999 to 2014, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2009 to 2014.
Following this, Griffin was President of the BNP between July and October 2014, when he was expelled from the party
Born in Barnet, Griffin was educated at Woodbridge School in Suffolk. He joined the National Front at the age of 14 and, following his graduation from the University of Cambridge, became a political worker for the party. In 1980 he became a member of its governing body, and later wrote articles for several right-wing magazines. He was the National Front's candidate for the seat of Croydon North West in 1981 and 1983, but left the party in 1989. In 1995, he joined the BNP and in 1999 became its leader. He stood as the party's candidate in several elections and became a member of the European Parliament for North West England in the 2009 European elections.
In 1998, Griffin was convicted of distributing material likely to incite racial hatred, for which he received a suspended prison sentence. In 2006, he was acquitted of separate charges of inciting racial hatred. He has been criticised for many of his comments on political, social, ethical and religious matters, but after becoming leader of the BNP he sought to distance himself from some of his previously held positions, which included Holocaust denial. Events where Griffin has been invited to participate in public debates or political discussions have often resulted in protests and cancellations. Since 2018, he has been the vice-president of the Alliance for Peace and Freedom.[2]
^Brooks, Tom (1 October 2014). "Nick Griffin expelled from BNP". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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frustrated by Tyndall's leadership, and ousted him in 1999. The new leader NickGriffin sought to broaden the BNP's electoral base by presenting a more moderate...
NickGriffin Slurred 'Jews and Paki' Police Officers While His House Was Searched". International Business Times. Griffin, Nick (6 May 2014). "Nick Griffin's...
inviting Holocaust denier David Irving and British National Party leader NickGriffin to speak at a Union forum on the topic of free speech. The Student Population...
group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982 and was led by NickGriffin from September 1999 to July 2014. Its current chairman is Adam Walker...
him. However he was allowed to rejoin a few days later with chairman NickGriffin saying that he must change his views on the subject. Collett was the...
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experienced internal problems, and in 1989 several of its senior members—NickGriffin, Derek Holland, and Colin Todd—split from it to establish their International...
presents Templar Report on Purged TV every Sunday to Friday which has NickGriffin, the former BNP and National Front leader, as a regular guest. Dowson...
for sponsorship. In Hilary Term 2007, British National Party leader NickGriffin was invited to speak on Oxide. Despite the presenters receiving death...
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organiser until 1999 when he was forced to resign following the elevation of NickGriffin in the leadership election that year. Edmonds remained Tyndall's closest...
who had previously made an unsuccessful attempt to oust the BNP leader NickGriffin. The BFP wanted to move closer to mainstream politics by disassociating...
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