Chairman of Reform UK

Chairman of Reform UK
Incumbent Zia Yusuf since 11 July 2024
Status	Party chair
Reports to	Leader
Nominator	Leader
Appointer	Leader
Term length	At the pleasure of the Leader
Inaugural holder	Richard Tice (first and current)
Formation	12 April 2019 (first) 3 June 2024 (current)
Final holder	Richard Tice (first)
Abolished	6 March 2021 (first)

The chairman of Reform UK is the third highest position within the United Kingdom's Reform UK party, behind the Deputy Leader and the Leader. The chairman is appointed by the Leader. The position was first created in 2019, and was later abolished in 2021 before being re-created in June 2024. The current chairman is Zia Yusuf since July 2024.^[1]

The position was first held by Richard Tice from 2019 to 2021 under the first leadership of Nigel Farage. The position was abolished after Tice replaced Farage as leader of the party.^[2] With Tice's departure this left the role vacant until 2024 when he reassumed the role when he stepped down as party leader to allow Nigel Farage to return to the role for the upcoming general election.^[3]

List of Chairmans (2019–present)

No.	Chairman (Birth)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Tenure length	Leader
1	Richard Tice (born 1964)		12 April 2019	6 March 2021	1 year and 329 days	Nigel Farage
Position abolished from 6 March 2021 to 3 June 2024.						Richard Tice
(1)	Richard Tice (born 1964)		3 June 2024	11 July 2024	39 days	Nigel Farage
2	Zia Yusuf (born 1987)		11 July 2024	Incumbent	140 days

References

1. Quinn, Ben (2024-07-11). "Nigel Farage stirs tensions in Reform UK as he ousts deputies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
2. "Who is Reform UK leader Richard Tice?". BBC News. 8 March 2021.
3. "Nigel Farage to Run for Parliament as Reform UK Leader". politicshome.com. 3 June 2024.