Diane James, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Diane James

British politician

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1959

Place of Birth: Bedford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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Diane Martine James (born 20 November 1959) is a British politician who was a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament.
She was briefly leader-elect of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) but resigned before formalising her leadership, and used to be one of three UKIP Members of the European Parliament for South East England.James was born in Bedford in 1959, and was a councillor on Waverley Borough Council from 2007 until 2015, when she lost the seat to the Conservative Party.
She was elected to the European Parliament in 2014.
Following the resignation of Nigel Farage, she was elected leader of UKIP in September 2016 as his successor.
She resigned from the leadership of the party on 4 October 2016, 18 days after being elected.
On 21 November 2016, James announced that she was leaving UKIP and would henceforth sit as an Independent.
The length of her tenure was met with significant public and press ridicule.