Dr Julia Reid was born in London to a Wiltshire (Melksham) family. She has had successful academic and professional careers. She studied biochemistry as a mature student at the University of Bath. She then went on to work as a researcher in the biochemistry department of the university, before gaining a PhD in Pharmacology in 1998. She then took the post of Head of Academic Research and Labratory Manager at the Diabetes and Lipid Research Laboratory at the Royal United Hospital. She also worked at the Marian Merrell Dow Research Institute in Strasbourg and a Autogen Bioclear Ltd, before becoming a UKIP researcher.
Her parents instilled her with a deep respect for Britain and its traditions. When she joined UKIP as a student she already had an opposition towards the European Project, having been involved in the ‘No’ Vote in the 1975 referendum. She has stood as a candidate in local, general and European elections, and was elected to Calne Town Council in 2013. Julia is married to Ken and they now have two grandsons.
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