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Alastair Goodlad, Baron Goodlad

The Right Honourable
The Lord Goodlad
KCMG PC
British High Commissioner to Australia
In office
1 January 2000 – 1 September 2005
Preceded by Alex Allan
Succeeded by Helen Liddell
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
In office
30 June 1997 – 1 June 1998
Leader William Hague
Preceded by Clare Short
Succeeded by Gary Streeter
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office
2 May 1997 – 30 June 1997
Leader John Major
Preceded by Ann Taylor
Succeeded by Gillian Shephard
Government Chief Whip in the Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
20 July 1995 – 30 June 1997
Prime Minister John Major
Preceded by Richard Ryder
Succeeded by Nick Brown
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
15 April 1992 – 20 July 1995
Prime Minister John Major
Preceded by Earl of Caithness
Succeeded by Jeremy Hanley
Treasurer of the Household
In office
14 July 1990 – 15 April 1992
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded by Tristan Garel-Jones
Succeeded by David Heathcoat-Amory
Comptroller of the Household
In office
25 July 1989 – 14 July 1990
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by Tristan Garel-Jones
Succeeded by Sir George Young
Member of Parliament
for Eddisbury
Northwich (1974–1983)
In office
28 February 1974 – 28 June 1999
Preceded by John Foster
Succeeded by Stephen O'Brien
Personal details
Born (1943-07-04) 4 July 1943 (age 73)
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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