Michael Grylls
British Conservative politician (1934–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir William Michael John Grylls (21 February 1934 – 7 February 2001) was a British Conservative politician. He was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, a political scandal of the 1990s. He was the father of adventurer and the Scout Association's Chief Scout Bear Grylls.
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Sir Michael Grylls | |
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Member of Parliament for North West Surrey (Chertsey, 1970–1974) | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | Lionel Heald |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | William Michael John Grylls (1934-02-21)21 February 1934 Folkestone, Kent, England |
Died | 7 February 2001(2001-02-07) (aged 66) England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Sarah Ford (m. 1965) |
Children | 2; including Bear Grylls |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Marines |
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