Sir William Michael John Grylls, known as Michael 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. From 1959 he served as a councillor on St. Pancras Borough Council. Conservative Party member of the Greater London Council: Cities of London and Westminster 1967 – 1970 Father of adventurer Bear Grylls [1]. Article in Wikipedia [2]