Derek Clark

Derek Roland Clark
Member of the European Parliament
for East Midlands
In office
10 June 2004 – 2 July 2014
Preceded byMel Read
Succeeded byMargot Parker
Personal details
Born(1933-10-10)10 October 1933
Bristol, England
Died1 January 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 89)
PartyUK Independence Party
EducationUniversity of Bristol
University of Exeter
ProfessionScience teacher (retired)
Websitewww.derekclarkmep.org.uk

Derek Roland Clark (10 October 1933 – 1 January 2023) was a UK Independence Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands from 2004 to 2014.

He stood as a UKIP candidate in the 2010 general election for Northampton South, receiving 1,897 votes (4.9%), which was 50 votes short of retaining his deposit.

He was educated at the University of Bristol (Teaching Certificate) and the University of Exeter. He was a retired science teacher.

In 2011, he was investigated by OLAF, the EU anti-fraud office, and was made to repay £31,800 for wages paid to employees who were working for UKIP and not for his EU Parliament work.

Clark was a climate change denier and pledged to ban the teaching of anthropogenic global warming in schools.

Clark died on 1 January 2023, at the age of 89.

References

  1. ↑ "European Election 2009: East Midlands". BBC News. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "UKIP pledges to ban climate change lessons in schools". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tweet announcing death of Derek Clark". UK Independence Party. Retrieved 27 January 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Tite, Nick (16 January 2023). "Tribute paid for former East Midlands MEP Derek Clark, who has died aged 89". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 10 September 2024.