Liam Fox
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The Right Honourable Liam Fox MP |
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| Secretary of State for International Trade | |
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Assumed office 13 July 2016 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
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Assumed office 19 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 14 October 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Bob Ainsworth |
| Succeeded by | Philip Hammond |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Shadowing |
John Reid Des Browne John Hutton Bob Ainsworth |
| Preceded by | Michael Ancram |
| Succeeded by | Bob Ainsworth |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
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In office 10 May 2005 – 6 December 2005 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Shadowing | Jack Straw |
| Preceded by | Michael Ancram |
| Succeeded by | William Hague |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 6 November 2003 – 4 May 2005 Served with The Lord Saatchi |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Theresa May |
| Succeeded by | Francis Maude |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health | |
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In office 15 June 1999 – 6 November 2003 |
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| Leader |
William Hague Iain Duncan Smith |
| Shadowing |
Frank Dobson Alan Milburn John Reid |
| Preceded by | Ann Widdecombe |
| Succeeded by | Tim Yeo |
| Shadow Constitutional Affairs Spokesperson | |
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In office 1 June 1998 – 15 June 1999 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Michael Ancram |
| Succeeded by | George Young |
| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 23 July 1996 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Mark Lennox-Boyd |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean |
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Member of Parliament for North Somerset Woodspring (1992–2010) |
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Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 23,099 (39.2%) |
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22 September 1961 East Kilbride, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jesme Baird |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
Liam Fox PC MP (born 22 September 1961) is a British Conservative politician who has been the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade since 2016. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Somerset since 1992 and was Secretary of State for Defence from 2010 to 2011.
Fox studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and worked as a GP and Civilian Army Medical Officer before being elected as an MP. After holding several ministerial roles under John Major, Fox served as Constitutional Affairs Spokesman from 1998 to 1999, Shadow Health Secretary from 1999 to 2003, Chair of the Conservative Party from 2003 to 2005, Shadow Foreign Secretary in 2005 and Shadow Defence Secretary from 2005 to 2010.
In the 2009 expenses scandal, he was the Shadow Cabinet Minister found to have the largest over-claim on expenses, and as a result was forced to repay the most money. In 2010, he was appointed Defence Secretary by Prime Minister David Cameron, a position from which he resigned on 14 October 2011 over allegations that he had given a close friend, lobbyist Adam Werritty, inappropriate access to the Ministry of Defence and allowed him to join official trips overseas.
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