Nick Griffin
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Nicholas John Griffin MEP (born March 1, 1959) is a British far-right politician. He is chairman of the British National Party and a Member of the European Parliament for North West England. He is married with four children, and lives in Wales.
Griffin was born in Barnet, London, and was educated in Suffolk. He joined the National Front aged 15, 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 right–wing magazines. He was the party's candidate for the seat of Croydon North West in 1981 and 1983. He left the National Front in 1989, and in 1995 joined the British National Party, becoming its leader in 1999. He stood as the party's candidate in several elections, and in 2009 was elected as a member of the European Parliament for North West England in the 2009 European Elections.
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