Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6960
liddellh@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Fife East October 1974 general election. MP (Labour) for Monklands East 30 June 1994 by-election to 1997, and for Airdrie and Shotts 1997-2005
Parliamentary career
Opposition Spokesperson on Scotland 1995-97;
Economic Secretary, HM Treasury 1997-98;
Minister of State:
Scottish Office (Minister for Education) 1998-99,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Minister for Transport) 1999,
Department of Trade and Industry (Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe) 1999-2001;
Secretary of State for Scotland 2001-03
Councils, public bodies
Commissioner, BBC Privacy Commission 2011;
Member, Inquiry into the Mull of Kintyre Helicopter Accident 2010-11
Political interests
Media, foreign affairs, economic policy, trade and industry, small businesses, energy and climate change, defence and security
Countries of interest
Australia, China, Europe, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, of Airdrie in Lanarkshire 2010
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Non-executive Director, Visit Britain
Adviser,Good Governance Group (G3) (advice on security and governance issues worldwide)
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Visit to Northern Ireland, 21 May 2012, to attend Northern Ireland Tourism Awards; costs of accommodation met by Northern Ireland Tourist Board
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Association Member, BUPA
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Board Member, Australia Britain Society
Trustee, Northcote Scholarship Trust