William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
| The Right Honourable The Viscount Astor |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1972 |
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| Born | 27 December 1951 |
| Spouse(s) | Annabel Jones |
| Relations | William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor Sarah Kathleen Elinor Norton |
William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords.[1]
[edit] Biography
Astor was educated at Eton College, and in 1976 married Annabel, Lady Sheffield, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. Annabel is the stepdaughter of Astor's uncle Michael Astor. Lord Astor's own stepdaughter, Samantha Cameron, is a company director and is married to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron.
He was a Lord-in-Waiting (a House of Lords whip) from 1990 to 1993. He was then made a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security, described by the 'Guardian' newspaper as "an absurd post for a man from such a moneyed background". [2]
In 1994, he moved to the Department of National Heritage where he served until leaving the government in 1995.[3]
Lord Astor is presently Deputy Chairman of Chorion Plc (since 1996) and director of Networkers Plc (since 2007).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Astor
- http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/64988
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Waldorf Astor |
Viscount Astor 1966–present |
Incumbent |
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