Gareth Bennett (politician)
Gareth John Bennett MS (born 1 December 1968) is a Welsh politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the Senedd from 2018 to 2019, and was a Member of the Senedd (MS) for South Wales Central from 2016 to 2021.
Gareth Bennett | |
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Bennett in 2016 | |
| Leader of the UK Independence Party in the Senedd | |
| In office 10 August 2018 – 7 November 2019 | |
| Leader | Neil Hamilton |
| Preceded by | Caroline Jones |
| Succeeded by | Neil Hamilton |
| Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 29 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Eluned Parrott |
| Succeeded by | Rhys ab Owen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1968 Cardiff, Wales |
| Political party | Independent (2019–2020; 2021) Abolish the Welsh Assembly (2020 - 2021) UK Independence Party (2014–2019) |
| Alma mater | Middlesex Polytechnic Cardiff Institute of Higher Education |
On 10 August 2018 he was elected the leader of UKIP in the Senedd. On 7 November 2019, he quit UKIP to become an independent. On 24 June 2020, he joined Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party. In April 2021, Bennett decided to stand as an independent candidate in the Senedd election of that year, unsuccessfully contesting the Cynon Valley constituency.
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