Jane Collins
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For the EastEnders character, see Jane Beale.
Jane Maria Collins (born 17 February 1962) is a British politician and horse show-jumper who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2014 to 2019. She was elected in May 2014 as a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), but defected to the Brexit Party in 2019 in the last months of her membership of the European Parliament.
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UKIP Spokesperson for Home Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 2 December 2016 – 18 October 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Paul Nuttall Steve Crowther (Acting) Henry Bolton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Diane James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Richard Bingley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Edward McMillan-Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | John Longworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1962-02-17) 17 February 1962 (age 62) Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | UK Independence Party (until April 2019) Brexit Party (since April 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collins served as UKIP's spokesperson on Employment law, Home Affairs and most recently on Animal Welfare.[3] On 15 April 2019 she announced that she was leaving the party to join the Brexit Party.[4]