Keith Taylor (British Politician)
Keith Taylor (born 1 August 1953 in Southend, Essex) is an English politician and senior figure in the Green Party of England and Wales. Taylor was one of the two Principal Speakers of the party from August 2004 to November 2006. Taylor gained prominence for being at the time the Green Party's most successful parliamentary candidate ever in the UK, after winning 22% of the vote in the Brighton Pavilion constituency at the 2005 General Election. After the 2010 General Election Taylor was appointed to the European Parliament for the South East of England.
Read more about Keith Taylor (British Politician): Early Career, Green Party Councillor and Parliamentary Candidate, Member of European Parliament
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