15 Facts About Rupert Matthews

Rupert Oliver Matthews was born on 5 December 1961 and is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021.

Rupert Matthews previously served as a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands from June 2017 until his term ended on 1 July 2019, and has authored books on the paranormal.

Rupert Matthews has written over 170 books on history, ghosts, cryptozoology, UFOs, paranormal activity, guides to the UK and children's stories.

Rupert Matthews is the editorial director and a shareholder of Bretwalda Books.

Rupert Matthews has run an online course about the paranormal for the International Metaphysical University, on whose website he was described as a 'Professor' until mid-January 2012.

Rupert Matthews served as a councillor for St Mark's ward in Surbiton in Kingston upon Thames, and at the 1997 general election he stood for the Conservatives in the safe Labour constituency of Bootle.

Rupert Matthews was selected as a Conservative candidate for the 2009 European Parliament election and was placed third on the Conservative party list for the East Midlands.

Rupert Matthews expected to be replaced by Matthews, who was in next position on the Conservative party list in the East Midlands.

In 2014, Rupert Matthews took up a position as National Campaigns Director at Better Off Out.

Rupert Matthews led Better Off Out's campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, liaising with the official campaign as well as with Leave.

Rupert Matthews finally became an MEP for the East Midlands on 29 June 2017, replacing Andrew Lewer after Lewer was elected to the House of Commons.

Rupert Matthews was not elected in the 2019 European Parliament election.

Rupert Matthews reportedly believed at one time that the Treaty of Lisbon could have enabled the European Commission to invade Britain were the country ever to attempt to leave the European Union, or have enabled the commission to request a German panzer division be sent to London were the situation to warrant it.

Rupert Matthews was elected in 2021 as Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner for the Conservative Party, succeeding the incumbent, The Lord Bach, who was stepping down.

In 2024, Rupert Matthews was reelected as Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner.