Michael Holmes (politician)

Michael Holmes
Leader of the UK Independence Party
In office
September 1997  22 January 2000
DeputyCraig Mackinlay
Graham Booth
Preceded byCraig Mackinlay (acting)
Succeeded byJeffrey Titford
Member of the European Parliament
for South West England
In office
15 July 1999  15 December 2002
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGraham Booth
Personal details
Born(1938-06-06)6 June 1938
Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Died29 September 2023(2023-09-29) (aged 85)
Political partyUK Independence Party (until 2000)

Michael John Holmes (6 June 1938 – 29 September 2023) was a British politician who was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 1997 to 2000. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 1999 to 2002.