June Mummery | |
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| Member of the European Parliament forEast of England | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Aker |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 61–62)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Reform UK |
| Residence(s) | Lowestoft,Suffolk |
| Occupation | Politician, businesswoman |
| Website | www |
June Alison Mummery (born 1963 or 1964)[1] is a British politician, and businesswoman, who has been Reform UK's Fisheries spokesperson since 2023.[2] She was elected as aBrexit PartyMember of the European Parliament (MEP) for theEast of England constituency in the2019 European parliamentary election, a role she held until theUnited Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Mummery is also the managing director of BFP Eastern Ltd, fish market auctioneers who operate inLowestoft.
Mummery is a member of theLowestoft Fish Market Alliance (fishermen group), and is the managing director of BFP Eastern Ltd (fish market auctioneers).[3][1] She bought the latter company in 2004, which also operates Lowestoft's fish market.[4][5] Mummery is a founder of Renaissance of East Anglian Fisheries (REAF), a partnership between theEast Anglia fishing industry and local councils.[6] She has campaigned with the pro-Brexit group Fishing for Leave.[7][8] Before her involvement in the fishing industry, she was a sales director in the engineering sector.[4] In January 2021, she complained that theEU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement had left her company with no fish and that it was on its knees.[9]
Mummery voted forBrexit in the2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. She supports Brexit as she thought that it will allow the United Kingdom tohave far greater control of fishing in its waters despite having to relinquish fishing rights in foreign waters, and therefore provide an economic benefit.[3]
She stood as a candidate for theBrexit Party in theEast of England constituency in the2019 European parliamentary election. She was third on herparty's list, and was elected as one of its three MEPs in the constituency.[10][11] In theEuropean Parliament, she was a member of theCommittee on Transport and Tourism, and was part of the delegation for relations with the countries ofSouth Asia.[12]
Mummery was theReform UK candidate forLowestoft in2024 United Kingdom general election.[13] She came 3rd, with 24.7% of the vote
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