Gawain Towler

Gawain Towler
Head of Press for UK Independence Party
In office
2009–2018
Director of Communications for the Brexit Party
*(later Reform UK)*
In office
2019–2024
Personal details
BornDecember 1967 (age 57)
Devon, England
Political partyReform UK (2019–2024)
Other political
affiliations
  • Conservative (until 2004)
  • UK Independence Party (2004–2018)
  • Brexit Party (2019)
Alma materUniversity of York (BA in Philosophy)
Occupation
  • Political strategist *Press officer *Journalist

Gawain Towler is a British political strategist and journalist known for his involvement in British Eurosceptic movements. He served as the press officer for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2004 to 2017, initially in Brussels and later in London. In 2019, he became the Director of Communications for the Brexit Party. Towler has contributed to various national publications, including The Telegraph, The Spectator, CapX, The Critic, and Spiked, where he writes on topics such as foreign affairs, politics, society, and culture. He is also the owner and founder of CWC Strategy, a communications and strategy agency. Towler studied philosophy at the University of York and currently resides in London.