Liam Fox

Sir Liam Fox^[1] (born 22 September 1961 in East Kilbride, Scotland) is a British politician who was the Defence Secretary in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Woodspring constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He lost re-election in 2024 to Sadik Al-Hassan.

The Right Honourable Sir Liam Fox
Official portrait, 2017
Secretary of State for International Trade
In office 13 July 2016 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Liz Truss
President of the Board of Trade
In office 19 July 2016 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Greg Clark
Succeeded by	Liz Truss
Secretary of State for Defence
In office 12 May 2010 – 14 October 2011
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Bob Ainsworth
Succeeded by	Philip Hammond
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 6 November 2003 – 4 May 2005 Serving with The Lord Saatchi
Leader	Michael Howard
Preceded by	Theresa May
Succeeded by	Francis Maude
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 23 July 1996 – 1 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Mark Lennox-Boyd
Succeeded by	The Baroness Symons
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 28 November 1995 – 23 July 1996
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	David Willetts
Succeeded by	Patrick McLoughlin
Shadow Cabinet posts Shadow Secretary of State for Defence In office 6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 Leader David Cameron Preceded by Michael Ancram Succeeded by Bob Ainsworth Shadow Foreign Secretary In office 10 May 2005 – 6 December 2005 Leader Michael Howard Preceded by Michael Ancram Succeeded by William Hague Shadow Secretary of State for Health In office 15 June 1999 – 6 November 2003 Leader William Hague Iain Duncan Smith Preceded by Ann Widdecombe Succeeded by Tim Yeo Shadow Constitutional Affairs Spokesperson In office 1 June 1998 – 15 June 1999 Leader William Hague Preceded by Michael Ancram Succeeded by George Young
Member of Parliament for North Somerset Woodspring (1992–2010)
In office 9 April 1992 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Sir Paul Dean
Succeeded by	Sadik Al-Hassan
Personal details
Born	(1961-09-22) 22 September 1961 (age 64) East Kilbride, Scotland
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Jesme Baird ​ (m. 2005)​
Residence	Tickenham, Somerset, England
Alma mater	University of Glasgow (MB ChB)
Website	Official website
Medical career
Profession	General practitioner Civilian army general practitioner

Liam Fox studied at the University of Glasgow and became a Conservative Party MP at the 1992 General Election. He served in the shadow cabinet from 1999 to 2010 and became Shadow Defence Secretary in December 2005. In 2005, he tried to become leader of the Conservative Party and lost to David Cameron. Fox stood for leader again in 2016, and lost to Theresa May, who became Prime Minister on 13 July 2016.

May appointed Fox as the first Secretary of State for International Trade in July 2016.

In September 2017, Fox accused the EU of trying to blackmail UK over Brexit deal.^[2]