Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin (born 1 March 1959) is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party (BNP) and Member of the European Parliament for North West England.
Griffin was born in Barnet, London, and was educated in Suffolk. He joined the National Front aged fifteen, and following his graduation from Cambridge University became a political worker for the party. In 1980 he became a member of its governing body, and later wrote...
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Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin (born 1 March 1959) is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party (BNP) and Member of the European Parliament for North West England.
Griffin was born in Barnet, London, and was educated in Suffolk. He joined the National Front aged fifteen, and following his graduation from Cambridge University 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 before leaving in 1989. In 1995, he joined the BNP, and became leader in 1999. He stood as the party's candidate in several elections, and was elected as 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, whilst in 2005 he was acquitted...
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