Douglas Carswell was appointed President and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy in January 2021. A Member of Parliament in Britain for twelve years, Douglas was re-elected every time he stood, and in 2014 achieved one of the largest swings in any election in British history. Douglas co-founded Vote Leave, the official campaign that won the Brexit referendum in Britain. Instrumental in helping ensure that a Brexit referendum was held and won, he switched parties and forced a by-election to help put the issue at the top of the political agenda. Personally inspired by Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, and Milton Friedman, Douglas is knowledgeable and passionate about free-markets and individual liberty. A Fellow of the John Locke Institute, Douglas also sits on the Advisory Council of one of Britain’s leading think tanks, the Institute of Economic Affairs.