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Derek Clark

Derek Clark

British politician (1933–2023)

For the British Olympic sailor, see Derek Clark (sailor).

Derek Roland Clark (10 October 1933 - 1 January 2023[1]) was a UK Independence Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands from 2004 to 2014.[2]

Quick Facts Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands, Preceded by ...

He stood as a UKIP candidate in the 2010 general election for Northampton South, receiving 1,897 votes (4.9%), which was 50 votes short of retaining his deposit.

He was educated at the University of Bristol (Teaching Certificate) and the University of Exeter. He was a retired science teacher.

In 2011, he was investigated by OLAF, the EU anti-fraud office, and was made to repay £31,800 for wages paid to employees who were working for UKIP and not for his EU Parliament work.

Clark was a climate change denier and pledged to ban the teaching of anthropogenic global warming in schools.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tweet announcing death of Derek Clark". Twitter. UK Independence Party. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "European Election 2009: East Midlands". BBC News Online. BBC. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    "UKIP pledges to ban climate change lessons in schools". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 21 July 2016.


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