Bill Etheridge | |
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UKIP spokesperson for defence | |
In office 29 November 2016 – 15 January 2018 | |
Leader | Paul Nuttall Henry Bolton |
Preceded by | Mike Hookem |
Succeeded by | Henry Bolton |
Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019[1][2] | |
Preceded by | Malcolm Harbour |
Succeeded by | Andrew Kerr |
Personal details | |
Born | William Milroy Etheridge 18 March 1970 Wolverhampton, England |
Political party | UKIP (2011–2018; 2020–2024) |
Other political affiliations | Brexit Party (2019–2020) Libertarian (2018–2019) Conservative (2008–2011) |
Alma mater | Dudley College University of Wolverhampton |
William Milroy Etheridge (born 18 March 1970) is an English politician who was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands region. He was elected in 2014 as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate,[3] but left the party in October 2018[4] and joined the Libertarian Party. He joined the Brexit Party in 2019[5] but rejoined UKIP in September 2020. He unsuccessfully stood for UKIP leader in 2016, and 2024.