Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin (born 1 March 1959) is a British (British people) politician (politics of the United Kingdom), chairman of the British National Party (BNP) and Member of the European Parliament for North West England (North West England (European Parliament constituency)).

Griffin was born in Barnet, and was educated in Suffolk. He joined the National Front (British National Front) at the age of fifteen, and became a political worker for the party following his graduation from Cambridge University. In 1980 he became a member of its governing body, and later wrote articles for several right-wing magazines. He was the National Fronts candidate for the seat of Croydon North West (Croydon North West (UK Parliament constituency)) in 1981 and 1983 before leaving in 1989. In 1995, he joined the BNP, and in 1999 became its leader. He stood as the partys candidate in several elections, and was elected as a member of the European Parliament for North West England in the 2009 European Elections (European Parliament election, 2009). In May 2010 Griffin announced that in 2013 he would stand down as the BNPs leader.

In 1998, Griffin was convicted of distributing material likely to incite racial hatred, for which he received a suspended prison sentence. In 2005, he was acquitted of separate charges of inciting racial hatred. He has been criticised for many of his comments on political, social, ethical, and religious matters, though since becoming leader of the BNP he has sought to distance himself from some of his previously-held positions, which include Holocaust denial. In recent years, where Griffin has been invited to participate in public debates or political discussions, the events have proven controversial, and have often resulted in protests and cancellations.