Steven Woolfe

Steven Woolfe
Woolfe in 2016
Member of the European Parliament
for North West England
In office
1 July 2014  1 July 2019
Preceded byRobert Atkins
Succeeded byDavid Bull
UKIP portfolios
2014Economics
2015–2016Immigration
Personal details
Born
Steven Marcus Woolfe

(1967-10-06) 6 October 1967
Moss Side, Manchester, England
Political partyIndependent (since 2016)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (2000–2010)
UKIP (2010–2016)
EducationSt. Bede's College, Manchester
Alma materAberystwyth University;
City Law School

Steven Marcus Woolfe (born 6 October 1967) is a British barrister, writer, commentator and former politician. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity, a research think tank studying population and immigration into the UK, Europe and US. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2014 until 2019. From 2014, he was a UKIP MEP, but resigned to become an Independent MEP in October 2016 following his opposition to the party's overly negative policy on immigration. He remained independent until July 2019.