Gawain Towler
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Richard Tice
Nigel Farage
24 December 1967
Gawain Towler | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Towler in 2009 | |
| Member of Reform UK Governing Board | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2025 | |
| Head of Press for the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 2009–2018 | |
| Leader | Nigel Farage Malcolm Pearson Diane James Paul Nuttall Henry Bolton |
| Director of Communications for Reform UK | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Leader | Catherine Blaiklock Richard Tice Nigel Farage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gawain Howard Wilkinson Towler 24 December 1967 Devon, England |
| Party | Reform UK (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Joslin |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Clayesmore School |
| Alma mater | University of York (BA) |
Gawain Howard Wilkinson Towler (born 24 December 1967) is a British politician, political strategist and journalist best known for his involvement in British Eurosceptic movements. He has served on the governing board of Reform UK[a] since 2025, having previously served as its director of communications from 2019 to 2024. He previously served as a press officer for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2004 to 2017 and as an advisor for the Conservative Party from 1999 to 2002. He is also the owner and founder of CWC Strategy, a communications and strategy agency. He has contributed to various national publications, including The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, CapX, The Critic, and Spiked, where he writes on topics such as foreign affairs, politics, society, and culture.[1][2][3][4][5]
Towler was initially a member of the Conservative Party, standing for them in the 2001 UK general election and the 2003 Scottish Parliament election. In 2004, Nigel Farage recruited Towler to UKIP as a press officer, later leading its media operations and also standing for UKIP in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament elections. He left UKIP in 2018 and joined the Brexit Party, later rebranded Reform UK, in 2019, where he was the director of communications until his dismissal in 2024, before being elected to serve on its governing board by party members in 2025.[6]
Gawain Howard Wilkinson Towler[7] was born on 24 December 1967 in Devon, England.[8] He was educated at Clayesmore School, Dorset, and later studied philosophy at the University of York, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993.[9] While at York, he was chairman of the University of York Conservative and Unionist Association.[10]
From 1994 to 1996, Towler worked at Lottery Promotion Company Ltd as a public affairs officer. He was a temp from 1996 to 1998 and also freelanced as a journalist from 1997 to 1997 to 1999. In 1999, he became an advisor on international development at the European Parliament.[9]
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