Dr Liam Fox was first elected as the Conservative MP for Woodspring in 1992, being reelected as the MP for North Somerset in 2019 with a majority of 17,536.
The North Somerset constituency is a relatively compact constituency found on the north coast of Somerset between Bristol and Weston Super Mare. Dissected by the M5, North Somerset contains the towns of Portishead and Clevedon along the Severn Estuary, as well as the town of Nailsea further inland. Bristol airport is found within this seat. This is one of the more affluent constituencies in the South West of England, and contains a large number of people who commute daily to work in Bristol and Bath. Some 80% of the housing is owner occupied. This area of the UK, formerly known as the Woodspring constituency, has voted Conservative ever since the seat was created in 1950.
Liam Fox served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Trade between 2016 and 2019. He was previously Secretary of State for Defence between 2010 and 2011.
Fox twice stood unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party leadership, initially in 2005 and then again in 2016. He was Chairman of the Conservative Party between 2003 and 2005, and Shadow Defence Secretary between 2005 and 2010.
Fox was born in 1961. He grew up in East Kilbride, Scotland. He attended the local comprehensive school, St. Bride’s High School, before studying medicine at the University of Glasgow. He later served in the Civilian Army Medical Officer, and then as a local doctor in Nailsea within his later constituency.
Fox supported Leave in the 2016 EU referendum. Fox is generally considered to be on the right of the Conservative Party. He previously voted against same sex marriage, and is a strong supporter of the UK’s nuclear deterrent
In his younger years, Liam Fox was linked in the media with the Australian pop star, Natalie Imbruglia, and was thanked in the sleeve notes of her album, ‘Left of the Middle’.
Fox married in 2005, and is known to enjoy sky diving and bungee jumping.
Personal Website: http://www.liamfoxmp.co.uk/
Twitter: @liamfoxmp
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