Sir Bill Cash | |
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Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee | |
Assumed office 8 September 2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael Connarty |
Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs | |
In office 1 July 2003 – 10 November 2003 | |
Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Alan Duncan |
Shadow Attorney General | |
In office 14 September 2001 – 10 November 2003 | |
Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
Preceded by | Edward Garnier |
Succeeded by | Dominic Grieve |
Member of Parliament for Stone | |
Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
Preceded by | Constituency re-established |
Majority | 19,945 (40.0%) |
Member of Parliament for Stafford | |
In office 3 May 1984 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Fraser |
Succeeded by | David Kidney |
Personal details | |
Born | Finsbury, London, England | 10 May 1940
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) |
Bridget Lee (m. 1965) |
Children | 3, including William |
Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
Sir William Nigel Paul Cash (born 10 May 1940) is a British Conservative politician. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1984. He was first elected for Stafford and then for Stone in Staffordshire in 1997.
After his tenth election victory in the 2019 general election, aged 79, Cash became the oldest sitting member of the House of Commons.
He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2014 Birthday Honours for political services. He is a known critic of the European Union.[1]
In June 2023, he announced his intention to stand down at the next general election.[2]