Michael Grylls

Sir Michael Grylls
Member of Parliament for North West Surrey (Chertsey, 1970–1974)
In office 18 June 1970 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Lionel Heald
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	William Michael John Grylls (1934-02-21)21 February 1934 Folkestone, Kent, England
Died	7 February 2001(2001-02-07) (aged 66) England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sarah Ford ​ (m. 1965)​
Children	2; including Bear Grylls
Alma mater	Royal Naval College, Dartmouth University of Madrid
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Marines

Sir William Michael John Grylls (21 February 1934 – 7 February 2001) was a British Conservative politician. He was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, a political scandal of the 1990s. He was the father of adventurer and the Scout Association's Chief Scout Bear Grylls.