Derek Clark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Derek Clark

British politician

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1933

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Derek Roland Clark (born 10 October 1933 in Bristol) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands.
He is a member of the UK Independence Party, first elected in 2004, and subsequently re-elected in 2009.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 is 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 is a climate change sceptic and pledged to ban the teaching of climate change science in schools.