Michael Hookem (born 9 October 1953) is a British politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2014 to 2019.

[4] Hookem grew up in the fishing community in the east of Kingston upon Hull, and left school at 15.

[5] He stood as the UKIP candidate in Kingston upon Hull East in the 2010 general election, and finished fourth with 2,745 votes (8%).

[9] Hookem stood as UKIP's candidate for Great Grimsby in the 2017 general election, finishing third with 1,647 votes (4.6%), losing his deposit.

[11] Following the party's split from the EFDD Group led by UKIP's former leader, Nigel Farage, while UKIP leader Gerard Batten and Stuart Agnew joined the Europe of Nations and Freedom group.