June Mummery

June Alison Mummery (born 1963 or 1964)[1] is a British politician, and businesswoman. She was elected as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England constituency in the 2019 European parliamentary election, a role she held until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Mummery is also the managing director of BFP Eastern Ltd, fish market auctioneers who operate in Lowestoft.

June Mummery
Member of the European Parliament
for East of England
In office
2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byTim Aker
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born1963 or 1964 (age 59–60)[1]
NationalityBritish
Political partyReform UK
Residence(s)Lowestoft, Suffolk
OccupationPolitician, businesswoman
Websitewww.junemummery.co.uk

Fishing industry

Mummery is a member of the Lowestoft Fish Market Alliance (fishermen group), and is the managing director of BFP Eastern Ltd (fish market auctioneers).[2][1] She bought the latter company in 2004, which also operates Lowestoft's fish market.[3][4] Mummery is a founder of Renaissance of East Anglian Fisheries (REAF), a partnership between the East Anglia fishing industry and local councils.[5] She has campaigned with the pro-Brexit group Fishing for Leave.[6][7] Before her involvement in the fishing industry, she was a sales director in the engineering sector.[3] In January 2021, she complained that the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement had left her company with no fish and that it was on its knees.[8]

Political career

Mummery voted for Brexit in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. She supports Brexit as she thought that it will allow the United Kingdom to have far greater control of fishing in its waters despite having to relinquish fishing rights in foreign waters, and therefore provide an economic benefit.[2]

She stood as a candidate for the Brexit Party in the East of England constituency in the 2019 European parliamentary election. She was third on her party's list, and was elected as one of its three MEPs in the constituency.[9][10] In the European Parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and was part of the delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia.[11]

References
  1. Wenham, Tony (3 September 2018). "Brexit campaigner fishes for a new prosperity in Lowestoft". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. Hanson, Reece (15 April 2019). "Lowestoft fishing campaigner among European election candidates for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party". Lowestoft Journal. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "About Us". BFP Eastern. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "Coastal politicians fish for votes ahead of May's election". Eastern Daily Press. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. "East Anglia's fishery". Fishing News. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. "Lowestoft Assessment on DEFRA Meet". Fishing for Leave. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. "June Mummery, from Fishing for Leave, says Brexit is a golden opportunity for coastal communities". BBC News (Twitter). 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. Zorzut, Adrian (25 January 2021). "Pro-Brexit fishing campaigner says Boris Johnson's deal has left her with 'no fish'". The New European.
  9. "2019 European elections: List of candidates for the East of England". BBC News. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. "East of England". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. "June Alison Mummery". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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