Liam Fox

**Sir Liam Fox** (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.

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.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office6**: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
- **leader6**: David Cameron
- **term start6**: 6 December 2005
- **term end6**: 11 May 2010
- **predecessor6**: Michael Ancram
- **successor6**: Bob Ainsworth
- **office7**: Shadow Foreign Secretary
- **leader7**: Michael Howard
- **term start7**: 10 May 2005
- **term end7**: 6 December 2005
- **predecessor7**: Michael Ancram
- **successor7**: William Hague
- **office8**: Shadow Secretary of State for Health
- **leader8**: William Hague
Iain Duncan Smith
- **term start8**: 15 June 1999
- **term end8**: 6 November 2003
- **predecessor8**: Ann Widdecombe
- **successor8**: Tim Yeo
- **office9**: Shadow Cabinet of William Hague, Shadow Constitutional Affairs Spokesperson
- **leader9**: William Hague
- **term start9**: 1 June 1998
- **term end9**: 15 June 1999
- **predecessor9**: Michael Ancram
- **successor9**: Sir George Young, George Young


## Infobox (medical details)

- **profession**: General practitioner
Royal Army Medical Corps, Civilian army general practitioner


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Sir Liam Fox
- **image**: Official portrait of Dr Liam Fox crop 2.jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2017
- **office**: Secretary of State for International Trade
- **primeminister**: Theresa May
- **term start**: 13 July 2016
- **term end**: 24 July 2019
- **predecessor**: _Office established_
- **successor**: Liz Truss
- **office1**: President of the Board of Trade
- **primeminister1**: Theresa May
- **term start1**: 19 July 2016
- **term end1**: 24 July 2019
- **predecessor1**: Greg Clark
- **successor1**: Liz Truss
- **office2**: Secretary of State for Defence
- **primeminister2**: David Cameron
- **term start2**: 12 May 2010
- **term end2**: 14 October 2011
- **predecessor2**: Bob Ainsworth
- **successor2**: Philip Hammond
- **office3**: Chairman of the Conservative Party
- **leader3**: Michael Howard
- **term start3**: 6 November 2003
- **term end3**: 4 May 2005
Serving with The Lord Saatchi
- **predecessor3**: Theresa May
- **successor3**: Francis Maude
- **office4**: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- **primeminister4**: John Major
- **term start4**: 23 July 1996
- **term end4**: 1 May 1997
- **predecessor4**: Mark Lennox-Boyd
- **successor4**: Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, The Baroness Symons
- **office5**: Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
- **primeminister5**: John Major
- **term start5**: 28 November 1995
- **term end5**: 23 July 1996
- **predecessor5**: David Willetts
- **successor5**: Patrick McLoughlin
- **office11**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency), North Somerset

- **term start11**: 9 April 1992
- **term end11**: 30 May 2024
- **predecessor11**: Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree, Sir Paul Dean
- **successor11**: Sadik Al-Hassan
- **birth place**: East Kilbride, Scotland
- **party**: Conservative Party (UK), Conservative
- **residence**: Tickenham, Somerset, England
- **alma mater**: University of Glasgow (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MB ChB)