George Galloway Net Worth
George Galloway Net Worth is
$3 Million
George Galloway Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician, writer, and broadcaster, and the Respect Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford West.After first coming to national prominence as General Secretary of the charity War on Want (1983–87), Galloway was elected as a Labour Party MP representing Glasgow Hillhead in the 1987 general election. From 1997, Galloway represented its successor constituency Glasgow Kelvin, and remained as the MP for the seat until 2005. In October 2003, Galloway was expelled from Labour having been found guilty of four charges of bringing the party into disrepute.He became a leading member of the Respect Party in 2004 (eventually its leader), and was elected as the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow at the general election the following year. After unsuccessfully contesting the seat of Poplar and Limehouse in 2010, he returned as a Westminster MP following the Bradford West by-election in March 2012.In the late 1980s, according to journalist David Aaronovitch, Hansard records him delivering "a ferocious assault" on the Ba'ath Party, and Galloway opposed Saddam Hussein's administration until the United States-led Gulf War in 1991. Galloway visited Iraq in 1994 and delivered a speech to Saddam Hussein which ended in English with the statement "Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability." He has always stated that he was addressing the Iraqi people in the speech. Galloway testified to the United States Senate in 2005 over alleged illicit payments from the United Nations' Oil for Food Programme.Galloway is a campaigner who supports the Palestinian side of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, taking an anti-Zionist stance, and was involved in the Viva Palestina aid convoys. Despite this commitment, Galloway's abrupt departure in 2013 from a debate at Oxford University, after he discovered the other speaker had joint British-Israeli citizenship, led to him being criticised by other advocates of the Palestinian cause.Galloway has been described as "renowned for his colourful rhetoric and combative debating style". The Spectator awarded him Debater of the Year in 2001. | Date Of Birth | August 16, 1954 |
| Place Of Birth | Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK |
| Profession | Producer |
| Nationality | British |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | His socialist views |
| 2 | His confrontational style |
| 3 | Deep Dundonian accent |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was Mrs Thatcher polite about the miners when she destroyed their communities, leaving them social slag heaps of needles and crime and vice and idleness? Was she polite to the steelworkers when she destroyed them? To the print workers when she destroyed them? She laid waste to this country. Spare me this sanctimony about politeness please. There are millions of people in this country who hate the very word Thatcher and Thatcherism which continues until this day. |
| 2 | The comparison of Margaret Thatcher with Mr Churchill [Winston Churchill] is utterly absurd. We'd be conducting this conversation in German if it was not for Mr Churchill. He saved the very existence of this country, while Mrs Thatcher did her best to destroy what was good about this country and did destroy more than a third of our manufacturing capacity. |
| 3 | [on rape] Not everybody needs to be asked prior to each insertion. Some people believe that when you go to bed with somebody, take off your clothes, and have sex with them and then fall asleep, you're already in the sex game with them. |
| 4 | 9/11 came out of a swamp of hatred created by us. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lampooned by Mitchell and Webb. |
| 2 | Critic of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. |
| 3 | In October 2010, the ban on George Galloway by the Canadian government was overturned and he entered the country. He also threatened the Canadian government for the incident. |
| 4 | Is considering running for a seat in the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish general elections 2011. |
| 5 | Returned to talkSPORT on 10th September 2010 with a new show similar to his original, but this time called The Week with George Galloway. The show is broadcast during the 10PM-1AM on Friday nights. |
| 6 | Considered running as mayor in London Borough of Tower Hamlets under the RESPECT Party ticket. |
| 7 | Defeated in the 2010 UK general election. He was contesting in the Poplar and Limehouse constituency where he finished at 3rd place, losing to Jim Fitzpatrick of the Labour party. |
| 8 | His last broadcast of his talk show was on 27th March 2010. UTV, the company who owns Talksport has announced that George Galloway's show is to be axed. Shortly after wards, Galloway has stated in his website that he will start a new talk show on Rebel radio. |
| 9 | In Bethnal Green & Bow, the seat he give up to represent neighboring district Poplar & Limehouse (and lost his re-election there), was re-gained by the Labour party in the 2010 UK general election. |
| 10 | Outspoken critic of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. |
| 11 | Mother is Irish. |
| 12 | Third wife Rima Husseini gave birth to son Zein on May 2007. |
| 13 | Opposes Scottish independence and supports Irish re-unification. |
| 14 | Raised in a Catholic household. |
| 15 | Magazine The Spectator awarded Galloway Debate of the Year at one point. |
| 16 | Was a keen boxer in his teen years. |
| 17 | On 22 April 2008, Galloway was hit with a stress ball while campaigning in London from an open-top bus. The rubber stress ball was thrown at him from a first floor window of a nearby office building by an office worker. |
| 18 | Has always stated that his 'Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability,' speech was addressed to the Iraqi people and not Saddam Hussein. |
| 19 | Supports Celtic Football club. |
| 20 | Does not drink alcohol. His father refers to alcohol as a 'Curse of the working class'. |
| 21 | Is a vocal critic of Israel. He has stated that Zionism and Judaism are two entirely completely different things and the former has nothing to do with the religion. |
| 22 | Runs a talk radio show on Talksport, every Friday and Saturday from 10pm to 1am. It is billed as the 'Mother of all Talkshows'. |
| 23 | Runs two programmes on Iranian state tv called Press TV. One is a live show called Comment where he reads e-mails and SMS texts from people around the world as well as answering calls. The other is a pre-recorded programme called The Real Deal where he debates with his guests. |
| 24 | Staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause and was a friend of Yasser Arafat. |
| 25 | Favours the dismantling of all nuclear weapons. |
| 26 | In early 2009, he started a humanitarian organisation called 'Viva Palestina' after the 2008-2009 bombings of the Gaza strip by the Israeli Defence Forces. On 14th February 2009, him and hundreds volunteers launched the convoy comprising approximately 120 vehicles intended for use in the Strip, including a fire engine donated by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), 12 ambulances, a boat and trucks full of medicines, tools, clothes, blankets and gifts for children. The 5,000-mile route passed through Belgium, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. |
| 27 | On 8 April 2009, Galloway joined Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic to launch Viva Palestina US. |
| 28 | In May 2005, a U.S. Senate committee report accused Galloway along with former French minister Charles Pasqua of receiving the right to buy oil under the UN's oil-for-food scheme. The report was issued by the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired by Senator Norm Coleman, a Republican from Minnesota. The report cited further documents from the Iraqi oil ministry and interviews with Iraqi officials. He was ultimately cleared off all charges. |
| 29 | On 10 June 2007, he was attacked by people attending the Orange Order Parade because he is a Celtic Fan. The incident took place at Glasgow airport. No arrests were made. |
| 30 | Participated in the 4th series of Big Brother celebrity. He infamously imitated a cat drinking milk. |
| 31 | As a result of his involvement in Viva Palestina, he was banned from entering Canada on 20th March 2009. |
| 32 | Was expelled from the Labour party on 22 October 2003 at a committee hearing on the grounds that Galloway objected to the war. |
| 33 | Won the London constituency of Bethnal Green and Bow by 823 votes over Labour candidate Oona King. He is the only MP for the left wing party RESPECT. |
| 34 | Will stand in Poplar and Limehouse constituency on the next general election. |
| 35 | Writes an article every Monday on the Daily Record. |
| 36 | Elected MP for Bethnal Green & Bow as a member of the anti-Iraq war Respect party, following his expulsion from the ruling New Labour Party in May 2005. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymurphy | 2015 | Short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Killing$ of Tony Blair | 2016 | Documentary |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Killing$ of Tony Blair | 2016 | Documentary producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me! | 2004 | TV Movie special thanks - as George Galloway MP |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Killing$ of Tony Blair | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Inside the Commons | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Respect Party |
| Question Time | 1984-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself (as George Galloway MP) |
| This Week | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big, Big Debate | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Breaking the Set | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - British MP / Press TV Host (2013) |
| 10 O'Clock Live | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Respect / Himself - Vice President, Stop The War Coalition |
| The Real Deal with George Galloway | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - British MP |
| Loose Women | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| First Time Voters' Question Time | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hour | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dispatches | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Democracy Now! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wright Stuff | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Guest Panelist |
| Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Shades of Truth: 5 Views on the War on Terror | 2008 | Short | Himself |
| Don't Call Me Stupid! | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| BBC London News | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Respect, Bethnal Green & Bow |
| Our Story Our Voice | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Friday Night Project | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| 30 Greatest Political Comedies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Late Late Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Timeshift | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tubridy Tonight | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Big Brother | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2005 TV Moments | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The Frank Skinner Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Newsnight | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's the Problem? With Anne Robinson | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hardball with Chris Matthews | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sunday Programme | 1998-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kelly | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jonathan Dimbleby | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Not in My Name | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Week in Politics | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Election 92 | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself - Labour |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s | 2012 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Frost on Interviews | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Funny Side of... | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz | 2007 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Fame Review 2006 | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2006 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Big Brother's Little Brother | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2 | 2005 | Video | Himself (as George Galloway MP) |
| Have I Got News for You | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Known for movies
The Wright Stuff (2004-2008)
as Himself - Panelist / Himself - Guest Panelist
Celebrity Big Brother (2006)
as Himself
The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016)
as Writer
Question Time (1984-2015)
as Himself / Himself (as George Galloway MP)