Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands
In office 10 June 1999 – 26 May 2014
Personal details
Born
(1950-12-17) 17 December 1950 (age 73) Limehouse, London, England
Political party
Labour
Other political affiliations
Non-affiliated (May 2019–January 2022a)
Profession
Actor
^ Cashman had left Labour and sat as a non-affiliated peer before returning to the party
Colin Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman, CBE (born 17 December 1950) is a British actor, dancer, politician, and LGBT rights activist.[1] A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 1999 to 2014. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2014.[2] He is a patron of Humanists UK.[3]
^"LGBT+ community must support trans people to end 'unforgivable' discrimination says actor Michael Cashman". itv.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^"Karren Brady and Sir Stuart Rose among new life peers". BBC. 8 August 2014.
^"Michael Cashman, Rebecca Wragg Sykes, and Roger Hutton join Humanists UK as new patrons". Humanists UK. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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