Bill Etheridge
Bill Etheridge | |
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Etheridge in 2014 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) Thurrock Independents (2018) 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, but left the party in October 2018. He briefly joined the Thurrock Independents before joining the Libertarian Party and serving as its deputy chairman. In 2019, he left the Libertarian Party and joined the Brexit Party, before rejoining UKIP in September 2020. He unsuccessfully stood for UKIP leader in 2016, and 2024.