Leader of Reform UK
| Leader of Reform UK | |
|---|---|
| Status | Party leader |
| Inaugural holder | Catherine Blaiklock |
| Formation | 20 January 2019 |
| Deputy | Deputy Leader of Reform UK |
The leader of Reform UK is the highest position within the United Kingdom's Reform UK party. The current holder of the position is Nigel Farage, who succeeded Richard Tice in June 2024. Farage had previously served in this position from 2019 to 2021 where he was succeeded by Tice.[1]
The post of Reform UK was created on 20 January 2019 as the leader of the Brexit Party with Catherine Baiklock as its first leader as soon as party was founded.[2] In March 2019, Baiklock resigned as party leader due to anti-Islam messages she posted on her Twitter account before she took on the role. She was succeeded by Nigel Farage.[3] In January 2021, Farage renamed the party to its current name, Reform UK.[4]
List of Leaders (2019–present)
[change | change source]| No. | Leader (Birth) |
Portrait | Took office | Left office | Tenure length | Deputy Leader(s) | Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine Blaiklock (born 1963) |
|
20 January 2019 | 22 March 2019 | 62 days | Position not established | Richard Tice |
| 2 | Nigel Farage (born 1964) |
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22 March 2019 | 6 March 2021 | 1 year and 350 days | ||
| 3 | Richard Tice (born 1964) |
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6 March 2021 | 3 June 2024 | 3 years and 90 days | David Bull (2021–2024) Ben Habib (2023–2024) Richard Tice (2024–present) |
Position abolished |
| (2) | Nigel Farage (born 1964) |
|
3 June 2024 | Incumbent | 185 days | Richard Tice (Jun–Jul 2024) Zia Yusuf (2024–present) |
Timeline
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ Stubley, Peter. "Nigel Farage 'quits politics' after resigning as Reform UK party leader". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "The woman who founded the Brexit Party". Prospect Magazine. 1 May 2024.
- ↑ Peter Walker (20 March 2019). "Leader of Nigel Farage's party resigns over anti-Islam messages". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
The leader of the new pro-Brexit party backed by Nigel Farage has abruptly resigned, after the Guardian asked her about a series of deleted anti-Islam Twitter messages sent from her account before she took on the role.
- ↑ "Nigel Farage's Brexit Party officially changes its name". BBC. 6 January 2021.