32 Facts About Steven Woolfe

Steven Marcus Woolfe was born on 6 October 1967 and is a British barrister, writer, commentator and former politician.

Steven Woolfe was a Member of the European Parliament for North West England from 2014 until 2019.

Steven Woolfe abandoned Woolfe and his brother as a small child.

Steven Woolfe attended St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary School, a voluntary-aided state-maintained school in Burnage.

Steven Woolfe read law at Aberystwyth University, won several awards and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1990.

Steven Woolfe pursued further studies at the Inns of Court School of Law in London, before being called to the Bar at the Inner Temple.

Steven Woolfe initially undertook pupillage at Francis Taylor Buildings, before completing pupilage at 2 Harcourt Buildings, where he practiced criminal and general common law.

Steven Woolfe continued at 5 Paper Buildings but did not take tenancy there, as he moved into his first role as an employed barrister, acting as General Counsel for a stockbroking firm, Merchant Securities Limited.

Steven Woolfe moved to the Union Bank of Switzerland, London office in the legal and compliance department, where he managed the private banking and derivatives desks and was in charge of anti-money laundering procedures.

Steven Woolfe then went on to work for several investment banks, such as Credit Suisse, Barclays Capital and Standard Bank, as well as Aviva.

Steven Woolfe co-founded the Hedge Fund Lawyers Association, and was its chair for 2010 to 2012.

Since 2019, Steven Woolfe has acted as a legal and regulatory consultant to financial institutions.

Steven Woolfe was introduced to UKIP by Lord Pearson of Rannoch and made his debut speech at UKIP's 2010 annual conference in Torquay.

Steven Woolfe appointed Woolfe, who was not a member of UKIP, to his team of senior spokespeople, as Economics spokesman.

In 2011, Steven Woolfe was elected to UKIP's National Executive Committee.

Steven Woolfe stood as a UKIP candidate for the City and East for the Greater London Authority in May 2012.

In November 2012, Steven Woolfe won UKIP's nomination to contest the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

On 8 May 2014, Steven Woolfe chaired a public meeting in Westminster promoting UKIP's Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, despite Farage's initial opposition.

Steven Woolfe was selected as number 3 on UKIP's regional party list in the 2014 European Parliament election in North West England.

Steven Woolfe was one of three candidates from the party to be elected as MEP in the region.

Steven Woolfe called for a fair and ethical stance towards migration, stressing that migration should be based on merit, not on race, religion, colour or creed.

From July 2014 until May 2015, Steven Woolfe was responsible for macro policy and taxation, as well as being UKIP's City of London spokesman.

Steven Woolfe has called for those on minimum wage to be taken out of paying tax altogether.

On 4 September 2014, Steven Woolfe was chosen as UKIP's prospective parliamentary candidate for Stockport.

In July 2016, Steven Woolfe launched his bid to become leader of UKIP following the resignation of Nigel Farage.

Steven Woolfe gained the support of the leaders of UKIP in Wales, Scotland and London.

Steven Woolfe promised to 'ruthlessly' go after Labour seats in Northern England and the Midlands.

Steven Woolfe said UKIP has "won the argument" for managed immigration, and promised to drive a new focus on social mobility.

Furthermore, Steven Woolfe said he would build on the 4 million votes UKIP got at the last election.

On 5 October 2016, Steven Woolfe was reported saying that he had been in talks with the Conservative Party about defecting and it was revealed he was being advised by Jago Pearson, a public relations consultant linked to the Conservatives, though he ultimately did not.

Steven Woolfe is the editor and head of communications for Libertatio.

Steven Woolfe married Fiona Olivia Thomson in 2011 at the All Saints Church, Houghton, Hampshire.