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| − | '''David Kurten''' (born 1971) is an English politician who has been a members of the London Assembly since 2016. He is the current leader of the Heritage Party. | + | '''David Michael Kurten''' (born 1971) is an English politician who has been a members of the London Assembly since 2016. He is the current leader of the Heritage Party. |
| | + | == Early life and work == |
| | + | David Michael Kurten was born on 22 March 1971 in Littlehampton, Sussex, England. His parents are Reginald Kurten, a [[Jamaica|Jamaican]], and Patricia Kurten (née Robinson), who is British. He grew up in Sussex and was raised by his single mother and maternal grandparents. |
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| | + | In 1993, David Kurten graduated from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland with a [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor]] of Science (BSc). He also completed a PGCE at the [[University of Bath]] in 1995, and a Masters of Research at the University of Southampton in 1998. |
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| | + | From 1995 until 2016, Kurten was a teacher, teaching chemistry at schools in the UK, Botswana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bermuda, and the United States. |
| | == Political history == | | == Political history == |
| | + | Kurten joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 2012, at which time the party was under the leadership of [[Nigel Farage]]. |
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| | Kurten was elected to the [[London Assembly]] in 2016 as a [[UK Independence Party]] candidate. He left the party in January 2020 and established the socially conservative Heritage Party later that year. | | Kurten was elected to the [[London Assembly]] in 2016 as a [[UK Independence Party]] candidate. He left the party in January 2020 and established the socially conservative Heritage Party later that year. |
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| | == Views == | | == Views == |
| | Kurten supported the presidency of [[Donald Trump]], and is a staunch critic of [[globalism]] and [[Environmental Alarmism|climate arlarmism]]. He has also strongly criticised London Mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] and accused him of "destroying the capital's history".<ref name="cw21" /> | | Kurten supported the presidency of [[Donald Trump]], and is a staunch critic of [[globalism]] and [[Environmental Alarmism|climate arlarmism]]. He has also strongly criticised London Mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] and accused him of "destroying the capital's history".<ref name="cw21" /> |
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| | [[Category:Pro-Life]] | | [[Category:Pro-Life]] |