Andrew Wigmore
Introduction
Andrew Bruce Wigmore is a political operative, former diplomat, athlete, and businessman. Known for his representation of Belize at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and his work on the Leave.EU campaign during the UK's 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union he is a prominent associate of Arron Banks and Nigel Farage.
Life
Wigmore was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. He is half Belizean and claimed citizenship of that country in 1998.
He has worked in communications mainly privately until 2016 when he was director of communications for Arron Banks' Leave.EU campaign.
He also enjoyed a diplomatic role as a Trade & Investment Minister Council at the Belize High Commission in London, a Diplomatic position bound by the Vienna Convention. Following Wigmore's highly-publicised meeting with then President-elect of the United States Donald Trump complaints arose regarding Wigmore forgoing his "duty not to interfere in the internal affairs [of another country]” as an accredited diplomat. Wigmore's role with the Belizean High commission ended on January 23, 2017.
Athletics
Wigmore represented Belize at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in shooting. He competed in the mens trap event ranking 31st and 36th respectively on the first and second day of qualification. He failed to qualify any further. He also attempted to represent Belize again at the Rio olympics.