Birth Name: Simon William English
Place of Birth: Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Birth: 30 December, 1961
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Bill English is a New Zealand politician. He has served as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Minister of Finance, both since 19 November, 2008; he was previously Minister of Finance, from 31 January, 1999 to 22 June, 1999. He has also been Treasurer of New Zealand, from 22 June, 1999 to 5 December, 1999, Leader of the National Party, from 8 October, 2001 to 28 October, 2003, Leader of the Opposition, from 8 October, 2001 to 28 October, 2003, and Minister of Infrastructure, from 19 November, 2008 to 14 December, 2011, among other duties.
He is the son of Norah (O’Brien) and Mervin Joseph English. He is married to Mary Scanlon, who is of Samoan and Italian descent.
Bill’s paternal grandfather was James Patrick English (the son of Richard English and Mary Jane Casey). Richard was an Irish immigrant, from County Tipperary.
Bill’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Euphemia Crow (the daughter of Edmund Crow and Alice Maud Mary Moss). Edmund was the son of English immigrants, William Crow, of Polesworth, Warwickshire, and Julia Challenor, of Stafford, Staffordshire. Alice was born in Whichford, Warwickshire, England, the daughter of Edwin Moss and Alice Hall.
Bill’s maternal grandparents were ? O’Brien and ? Forde.
Sources: Genealogies of Bill English (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
https://www.myheritage.com
Article about Bill’s paternal ancestry – http://www.stuff.co.nz