Liam Fox

Biography

Liam Fox was elected MP for North Somerset in May 2010 with a majority of 7,862 votes.

He became defence secretary on the formation of the coalition government, having been shadow defence secretary before the 2010 general election

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Liam was born and raised in East Kilbride, Scotland. He attended the local comprehensive school, St. Bride's High School, and then went on to study medicine at the University of Glasgow.

He became president of the University's Conservative and Unionist Association, and in his spare time took a keen interest in debating, a discipline in which he won national and international prizes. and which proved invaluable in preparing him for a life in politics.

As well as his career in the NHS, Liam worked as a Civilian Army Medical Officer, which enabled him to see army life at first-hand. His time there has instilled in him a belief that the Government has a responsibility to look after the Armed Forces and their families.

Liam is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and worked as a GP in Buckinghamshire and Somerset before becoming a Conservative MP in 1992.

Constituency

North Somerset

Constituency Address

Woodspring Conservative Association 71 High Street Nailsea Somerset. BS48 1AW

Constituency Tel

01275 790090

Date of Birth

22 September 1961

Email

douglasi@parliament.uk

Party

Conservative

Personal Website

http://www.liamfoxmp.co.uk/

Westminster Address

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel

020 7219 4198