Alastair Goodlad
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The Right Honourable The Lord Goodlad KCMG PC |
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| British High Commissioner to Australia | |
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In office 1 January 2000 – 1 September 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Allan |
| Succeeded by | Helen Liddell |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
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In office 30 June 1997 – 1 June 1998 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Clare Short |
| Succeeded by | Gary Streeter |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 30 June 1997 |
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| Leader | John Major |
| Preceded by | Ann Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Gillian Shephard |
| Government Chief Whip in the Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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In office 20 July 1995 – 30 June 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Richard Ryder |
| Succeeded by | Nick Brown |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 15 April 1992 – 20 July 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Earl of Caithness |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Hanley |
| Treasurer of the Household | |
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In office 14 July 1990 – 15 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Tristan Garel-Jones |
| Succeeded by | David Heathcoat-Amory |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
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In office 25 July 1989 – 14 July 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Tristan Garel-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Young |
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Member of Parliament for Eddisbury Northwich (1974–1983) |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 28 June 1999 |
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| Preceded by | John Foster |
| Succeeded by | Stephen O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1943 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Cecilia Hurst |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Alastair Robertson Goodlad, Baron Goodlad KCMG PC (born 4 July 1943) is a British Conservative politician who served as the British High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 until 2005.
Goodlad attended Marlborough College and studied law at King's College, Cambridge.
Goodlad first stood for Parliament in 1970 when he contested Crewe, but was beaten by Labour's Scholefield Allen.
He was Member of Parliament successively for Northwich (1974–83) and Eddisbury (1983–99), Goodlad also served as a junior Foreign Office Minister then as Prime Minister John Major's Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip for which in the 1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG). Following the 1997 election, he served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and Opposition Chief Whip.
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