Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch

The Lord Pearson of Rannoch
Parliamentary portrait, 2019
Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office
27 November 2009  2 September 2010
DeputyDavid Campbell Bannerman
The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
Preceded byNigel Farage
Succeeded byJeffrey Titford (acting)
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
19 June 1990
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
Malcolm Everard MacLaren Pearson

(1942-07-20) 20 July 1942
Political partyIndependent (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
  • Francesca Frua de Angeli
    (m. 1965; div. 1970)
  • Mary Charteris
    (m. 1977; div. 1996)
  • Caroline St Vincent Rose
    (m. 1997)
Children3

Malcolm Everard MacLaren Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch in the Scottish district of Perth and Kinross (born 20 July 1942) is a British businessman and politician who was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2009 to 2010. He currently sits as an independent member of the House of Lords. A Eurosceptic, he was a staunch supporter of pro-Brexit campaign Leave Means Leave.