Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4198
Fax: 020 7219 2617
douglasi@parliament.uk
Constituency
71 High Street, Nailsea, BS48 1AW
Tel: 01275 790090
Fax: 01275 790091
admin@northsomersetconservatives.com
www.northsomersetconservatives.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Roxburgh and Berwickshire 1987 general election. Member for Woodspring 1992-2010, for North Somerset since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Michael Howard as Home Secretary 1993-94;
Assistant Government Whip 1994-95;
Government Whip 1995-96;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1996-97;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales 1997-99;
Member Shadow Cabinet 1998-:
Shadow Secretary of State for Health 1999-2003,
Shadow Foreign Secretary 2005,
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence 2005-10;
Secretary of State for Defence 2010-11
Party groups
Chair, West of Scotland Young Conservatives 1983;
National vice-chair, Scottish Young Conservatives 1983-84;
Secretary, West Country Conservative Members' Committee 1992-93;
Co-chair, Conservative Party 2003-05;
Contested Conservative Party leadership 2005
Select committees
Member: Scottish Affairs 1992-93
Political interests
Health, economic policy, foreign affairs
Countries of interest
USA
General Election 2010 - North Somerset
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Fox, Liam |
Con |
28549 |
49.18% |
| Mathew, Brian |
Lib Dem |
20687 |
35.64% |
| Parry-Hearn, Steven |
Lab |
6448 |
11.11% |
| Taylor, Sue |
UKIP |
2257 |
3.89% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.96% from Lib Dem to Con) |