In a statement released on the website of the Reform Party – the new name for the Brexit Party – Nigel Farage announced the death of the 54-year-old father-of-four on Saturday.
The statement said: ‘It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of Robert Rowland, after a diving accident near his home in the Bahamas.
‘Following a successful career in the City, Robert was an enthusiastic Brexit Party MEP and larger-than-life character.
‘He leaves a wife, Lisa Marie, and four children.
‘On behalf of myself, and all those who were involved with the Brexit Party, I extend our sincerest condolences to his family.’
Born in Bowdon in Manchester, Rowland represented the Southeast of England at the European Parliament from July 2019 until December.
