Scott John Ainslie (born 27 December 1968) is a British politician and actor. He was elected as a

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(MEP) for

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in the 2019 European parliamentary election. He held this role until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Ainslie is also a councillor representing St Leonard's Ward on the

Lambeth Council Lambeth London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lambeth in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, and one of the 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council meets at Lambeth Town Hall ...

in London since 2014.

Early life and local political career

Scott John Ainslie was born on 27 December 1968 in Edinburgh. He grew up in a

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, and has one younger sister. Ainslie graduated from

Edinburgh Napier University , mottoeng = Without knowledge, everything is in vain , established = 1992 – granted University status 1964 – Napier Technical College , type = Public , academic_staff = 802 , administrative_staff = 562 , chancellor = Will Whitehorn , ...

with an economics degree. After graduating he studied at the drama school

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, formerly Mountview Theatre School, is a drama school in Peckham, south London, England, founded in 1945. The Academy provides specialist vocational training in acting and musical theatre, as well as production ...

on a scholarship. He moved to

Streatham Streatham ( ) is a district in south London, England. Centred south of Charing Cross, it lies mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, with some parts extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. Streatham was in Surrey ...

in London in 1997. Ainslie has been a

Councillor in the

London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth () is a London boroughs, London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London ...

since 2014, representing the St Leonard's Ward. Since 2018, he has been the Opposition Lead on Standards and Monitoring. Ainslie is also an actor. His acting roles include appearances in independent horror film '' The Zombie Diaries'' (2006), anthology horror film '' Little Deaths'' (2011), and musical adaptation '' Local Hero'' (2019). In the 2019 general election, Ainslie was the Green Party candidate for the South London-based seat of

, where he finished in fourth with 4.5% of the vote.

European Parliament

Ainslie stood as a candidate for the

in the 2019 European parliamentary election. He was first on his party's list and was elected as its only MEP in the

constituency. In the

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, Ainslie was a member of the

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, and was part of the delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ainslie, Scott 1968 births Living people MEPs for England 2019–2020 Green Party of England and Wales MEPs Green Party of England and Wales parliamentary candidates Councillors in the London Borough of Lambeth