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Nigel Paul Farage (;〔While Farage himself pronounces it thus, he has stated that he does not mind if the alternative pronunciation of is used by others – (Farage vs Paxman ), ''Newsnight (YouTube – UKIP webmaster's channel)'', 18 April 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2013.〕 born 3 April 1964) is a British politician and former commodity broker. He is the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), having held the position since November 2010, and previously from September 2006 to November 2009. Since 1999 he has been a Member of the European Parliament for South East England. He co-chairs the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (formerly "Europe of Freedom and Democracy") group. He has been noted for his sometimes controversial speeches in the European Parliament and has strongly criticised the euro, the EU's currency. Farage was a founding member of UKIP, having left the Conservative Party in 1992 after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. After unsuccessfully campaigning in European and Westminster parliamentary elections for UKIP since 1994, he was elected MEP for South East England in the 1999 European Parliament Election. He was subsequently re-elected in 2004, 2009 and, most recently, at the 2014 European Parliament Election. In September 2006, Farage became the UKIP Leader and led the party through the 2009 European Parliament Election, when it won the second highest share of the popular vote, defeating Labour and the Liberal Democrats with over two million votes. He stepped down in November 2009 to concentrate on contesting Buckingham, the constituency of the Speaker, John Bercow, at the 2010 general election, coming third. In November 2010, Farage successfully stood in the 2010 UKIP leadership contest, following the resignation of Lord Pearson of Rannoch. Farage announced his resignation as leader when he did not win the South Thanet seat in Kent at the 2015 general election, but his resignation was rejected and he remained in his post. Farage was ranked 41st in ''The Daily Telegraphs Top 100 most influential right-wingers poll in October 2009, citing his media awareness and his success with UKIP in the European Elections. Farage was ranked 58th in the 2010 list compiled by Iain Dale and Brian Brivati for ''The Daily Telegraph''. In the 2012 list, Farage was ranked 17th, and in 2013 he was ranked second behind Prime Minister David Cameron. In 2014, he was ranked first, ahead of Cameron.〔 He was also named "Briton of the Year" by ''The Times'' in 2014.〔 〕 ==Early life, education and early career== Farage was born in Downe, Kent, the son of Barbara (née Stevens) and Guy Justus Oscar Farage.〔('FARAGE, Nigel Paul', ''Who's Who 2012'', A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; ) online edn, November 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.〕 The Farage name comes from a distant Huguenot ancestor. One of his great-grandfathers was born to German parents who migrated to London in the 19th century. His grandfather, Private Harry Farage, fought in World War I and was wounded near Vimy Ridge at Arras. His father was a stockbroker who worked in the City of London. A 2012 BBC Radio 4 profile described Guy Farage as an alcoholic〔 who left the family home when Nigel was five years old.〔 Farage was educated at Dulwich College, a public school in south London,〔 and in his autobiography he pays tribute to the careers advice he received there from England Test cricketer John Dewes, "who must have spotted that I was quite ballsy, probably good on a platform, unafraid of the limelight, a bit noisy and good at selling things".〔 〕 On leaving school in 1982, he decided not to go to university, but to work in the City, trading commodities at the London Metal Exchange.〔 Initially, he joined the American commodity brokerage firm Drexel Burnham Lambert,〔 transferring to Credit Lyonnais Rouse in 1986.〔 He joined Refco in 1994, and Natexis Metals in 2003.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nigel Farage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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