Daniel Hannan Biography

Occup.	Politician
From	United Kingdom
Born	September 1, 1971
Age	52 years

Early Life and also Education
Daniel John Hannan was born on September 1, 1971, in Lima, Peru. His papa functioned as a journalist and his mother as an educator. Hannan invested his very early youth in Peru before moving back to the United Kingdom, where he went to the prestigious Marlborough College in Wiltshire. He later took place to study History at Oriel College, Oxford, where he served as head of state of the Oxford University Conservative Association.

Early Political Career
After graduating from Oxford, Hannan began his occupation in politics by functioning as a speechwriter and also scientist for different famous Conservatives, including previous British Prime Minister Sir John Major. He rapidly acquired an online reputation as one of the celebration's most verbalize as well as smart supporters of Euroscepticism. Hannan was initial chosen as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 1999, standing for South East England, and also continued to hold the position for 20 years.

European Parliament and Euroscepticism
Throughout his time in the European Parliament, Hannan became a leading voice for Euroscepticism within the Conservative Party and the European Union all at once. He earned a high profile in the European Parliament by regularly questioning and challenging EU policies, specifically from his point of view as a British Conservative. Hannan was recognized for his enthusiastic speeches supporting for smaller sized federal government, free-market plans, and the security of national sovereignty.

In 2009, Hannan achieved worldwide focus after supplying a scathing speech criticizing then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of the financial crisis. The speech went viral on YouTube and also further sealed Hannan's online reputation as an experienced orator and also fierce movie critic of EU overreach.

In addition to his operate in the European Parliament, Hannan also came to be a prolific author as well as analyst on political and financial issues. He wrote for The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, as well as other magazines, in addition to authored many books. His works, such as "The Plan: Twelve months to restore Britain" and "Why Vote Leave", further contributed to his growing credibility as a leading intellectual pressure behind the Eurosceptic activity.

The Brexit Campaign
When the Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, guaranteed to hold a vote on the UK's European Union subscription in 2015, Hannan tackled an effective duty in the campaign to leave the EU. He co-founded the Vote Leave campaign and proactively advertised the message of restoring political autonomy as well as reviving the British economy beyond the EU. The Brexit campaign resulted in the UK ballot to leave the EU on June 23, 2016, solidifying Hannan's duty as one of its most significant proponents.

Post-European Parliament Career
Following the UK's departure from the EU in January 2020, Hannan did not look for re-election as an MEP. Instead, he has transformed his emphasis to various other searches, consisting of proceeding his occupation as an author, public speaker, as well as political commentator. In September 2020, Hannan was awarded a peerage by the UK government, giving him a life time visit to the House of Lords as Baron Hannan of Kingsclere.

Personal Life
Daniel Hannan is wed to Sarah Lynda Ivens, with whom he has three kids. The family members presently resides in Hampshire, England. In addition to his native English, Hannan is also well-versed in French as well as Spanish, reflecting his modern upbringing as well as his international involvement as a politician.

Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by Daniel.

Related authors: John Major (Politician), David Cameron (Politician), Gordon Brown (Politician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

8 Famous quotes by Daniel Hannan

"When you repeat, in that wooden and perfunctory way, that our situation is better than others, that we're 'well-placed to weather the storm', I have to tell you that you sound like a Brezhnev-era apparatchik giving the party line"

"Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictated the next day's headlines, are over. Now, a thousand bloggers decide for themselves what is interesting. If enough of them are tickled then, bingo, you're news"

"A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money"

"You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt"

"You cannot carry on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive bit"

"The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice"

"The truth, Prime Minister, is that you have run out of our money. The country as a whole is now in negative equity. Every British child is born owing around 20,000 pounds. Servicing the interest on that debt is going to cost more than educating the child"

"Prime Minister, I see you've already mastered the essential craft of the European politician, namely, the ability to say one thing in this chamber and a very different thing to your home electorate"