Paul Stuart Keetch (21 May 1961 – 24 May 2017) was a British Liberal Democrat politician and lobbyist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hereford from 1997 to 2010.
In July 2005, Keetch succeeded Sharon Bowles MEP as Chair of the Liberal International British Group.
In 2008, The Daily Telegraph stated that Keetch "never knowingly underspent", and it mocked his "expense-fuelled forays to John Lewis", including "such indispensable items as a cheese grater, three large bottle stoppers and a white pudding basin.
[7] The Daily Telegraph recorded that his "mortgage jumped from £145,000 to £300,000 when he sold a flat in Stockwell in London last year and moved around the corner.
"[8] In March 2010, a BBC investigation showed that Keetch had breached House of Commons rules relating to declaring outside interests.
[13] On 13 November 2009, The Sun printed front-page photos of the married MP kissing the estranged wife of SAS soldier and author Cameron Spence, with the pair staying overnight in Keetch's flat and subsequently emerging at 10:30am the next day, 11 November.
On 7 March 2016, Keetch announced he would be campaigning to leave the European Union in the 23 June EU referendum.