Michael Cashman
Lord Temporal | |
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Assumed office 28 October 2014 Life peerage | |
Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands | |
In office 10 June 1999 – 26 May 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | non-affiliated peer before returning to the party | 17 December 1950
Colin Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman,
Acting
A former child actor, Cashman had a long career, principally on television in supporting roles. His first television appearance was in the 14th episode "The Tin God" of the ITC series Gideon's Way filmed in 1964 and aired in 1965. He appeared with the National Youth Theatre in Zigger Zagger at the Strand Theatre in the West End in March 1968. In 1980, Cashman was a regular in series two and three of ITV's The Sandbaggers as Sandbagger 2 (initially Sandbagger 3). He also played First Officer Bilton in the Doctor Who serial Time-Flight in March 1982.
Cashman had been in the business for more than 20 years when he landed the role of
Politics
Cashman is a founder of
In the European Parliament he was Labour spokesman on human rights.
A member of the Civil Liberties Committee, Cashman has been a rapporteur on several key initiatives including an initiative on funerals of those who die in third countries.
He is a trenchant critic of discrimination against minorities within the European Union. He has been leading a cross-party coalition to tackle the rise in homophobia throughout Europe. He has in the past supported the
In 2007 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the
Cashman was appointed
It was reported on 8 August 2014 Cashman was to be among 22 new life peers announced by the government.[14] On 23 September 2014 he was created a life peer taking the title Baron Cashman, of Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets,[15] which is also his birthplace. On 23 September 2014, Cashman was appointed Labour's special envoy on LGBT issues worldwide.
In June 2015, Cashman announced his involvement and investment in SuitLink Ltd., a global LGBT and ally professional social network.[16][non-primary source needed][17]
In 2007, Cashman supported Alan Johnson for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. In 2010, he supported David Miliband for the leadership of the party. In 2015, Cashman supported Yvette Cooper for the leadership. He supported Sadiq Khan in his bid for Mayor of London.[18]
Cashman released his memoir One of Them: From Albert Square to Parliament Square with Bloomsbury Publishing in February 2020.[19] It was shortlisted for the 2021 RSL Christopher Bland Prize.[20]
He resigned from the Labour Party on 22 May 2019 in opposition to
Personal life
Cashman registered a
Notes
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Memorable LGBTQ moments in EastEnders history". BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Whitney, Hilary (30 April 2011). "theartsdesk Q&A: Actor Christopher Eccleston". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Lord Cashman to reprise EastEnders role after 30 years". The Guardian. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Green, Alex (2 December 2022). "Lord Michael Cashman 'humbled' to return for EastEnders funeral of Dot Branning". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Godfrey, Chris (27 March 2018). "Section 28 protesters 30 years on". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Fears of Poland's gay community". BBC News. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "European Parliament Member Michael Cashman Cuts His Visa Card To Protest Sochi". International Business Times. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "University Disclosure Log: The names of those people given honorary degrees by the University in the academic years of 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10". Staffordshire University.
- ^ "ILGA-Europe". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 7.
- ^ "Karren Brady and Sir Stuart Rose among new life peers". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "No. 61001". The London Gazette. 29 September 2014. p. 18838.
- ^ "Michael Cashman's Twitter Update" – via Twitter.
- ^ "SuitLink – LGBT and Ally Professional Social Network".
- ^ Patrick Wintour (11 September 2015). "Sadiq Khan elected as Labour's candidate for mayor of London". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Bloomsbury.com. "One of Them". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2021 – Shortlist announced". Royal Society of Literature. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Rodger, James (22 May 2019). "Labour peer sensationally QUITS party - to vote for Lib Dems". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Lord Cashman: Parliamentary career". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Paton, Maureen (26 September 1999). "Partners in politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Paul Cottingham, 'the love of Michael Cashman's life', dies - Gay Star News". 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Ed Miliband pays tribute to Paul Cottingham, activist and partner of Michael Cashman". 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
External links
- Lord Cashman, House of Lords
- Michael Cashman's web site
- Michael Cashman at IMDb
- Profile on European Parliament website Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine