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 until 1994 when he moved to the Department of National Heritage where he served until leaving the government in 1995.[2]
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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