Bill Cash
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- This article is about the British politician. For the journalist, see William Cash (journalist).
| Bill Cash MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Stone |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
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Member of Parliament
for Stafford |
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| In office 3 May 1984 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Fraser |
| Succeeded by | David Kidney |
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| Born | 10 May 1940 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Bridget Mary Lee |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
William Nigel Paul Cash, usually known as Bill Cash (born on 10 May 1940, in London) is a Roman Catholic British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for Stone.
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[edit] Personal Life
[edit] Education
He was educated at the Jesuit Stonyhurst College in Lancashire and at Lincoln College, Oxford (MA History). He qualified as a solicitor in 1967 and since 1979 has practised as a solicitor in his own account (i.e. he is not employed by a law firm or a member of a partnership)[1]. (constitutional and administration lawyers). He is a member of the Cash (nametag manufacturers) family. He married Bridget Mary née Lee in 1965, and they have two sons, and a daughter.
He lives at Upton Cresset Hall, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
[edit] Parliament
He entered Parliament in 1984, when he became MP for Stafford in a by-election following the death of Sir Hugh Fraser; since 1997 he has been MP for Stone, Staffordshire.
He has served on various parliamentary committees: the All-Party Committee on East Africa (1988 -), the All-Party Group for the Jubilee 2000 (1997-2000), but more notably the Select Committee on European Legislation (1985 - ), and as chairman of the Conservative Backbench Committee on European Affairs 1989-1991. He is known as a strong eurosceptic and at one point was ringleader of a rebellion over the Maastricht treaty that almost brought down John Major's government. He was described by Ken Clarke as the most euro-sceptic Member of Parliament. In 1993 he founded and is chairman of the euro-sceptic European Foundation which was created during the Maastricht Rebellion, the funding for which he organised. He is currently Secretary of the European Reform Forum, and is a Vice-President of the Conservative Small Business Bureau (1986- ),
After he became leader, fellow Maastricht rebel Iain Duncan Smith gave him the post of shadow Attorney General in 2001, and in 2003 was made a spokesman on Constitutional Affairs but he returned to the backbenches later that year after Duncan Smith was ousted as party leader.
[edit] References and publications
- Black, A & C, Who's Who, published annually in London.
- Cash, William, Against a Federal Europe - The Battle for Britain, London, 1991.
- Cash, William, Europe: the crunch, London, 1992.
[edit] External links
- Bill Cash MP biography at the site of the Conservative Party
- ePolitix.com - Bill Cash
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Bill Cash MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - William Cash MP
- The Public Whip - William Cash MP voting record
- BBC News profile (30 March 2006)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Hugh Fraser |
Member of Parliament for Stafford 1984–1997 |
Succeeded by David Kidney |
| Preceded by constituency created |
Member of Parliament for Stone 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
