Bill Michie

William Michie (24 November 1935 – 22 September 2017) was a British politician.

Michie was the Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley from 1983 to 2001. He was a member of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs and the Parliamentary Humanist Group. After his death, the BBC described him as "a stalwart of Sheffield politics".

Early life Michie was born in Sheffield to Arthur Michie, a turner, and his wife, Violet. He was educated at the city's Abbeydale secondary school and Sheffield Polytechnic.

Career

Michie worked as a maintenance electrician and laboratory technician until he was made redundant in 1981 and was then unemployed until he entered parliament in 1983. He was "a life-long member" of the AEU.

According to the obituary of Michie in The Yorkshire Post, opponents in the Conservatives called him "Labour's most Left-wing politician" during his time as an MP. Fellow Labour MP Richard Caborn, who considered Michie, a "very dear friend," said he was always associated with the left of the Labour Party and "always on the side of the minorities".

Personal life

Michie was married twice. His first marriage, which produced two sons, ended in divorce in 1982. He married his second wife, Judith, in 1987, and the marriage lasted until she died in 2016. He was a supporter of Sheffield Wednesday.