Rt Hon Sir Liam Fox
Conservative
North Somerset
M
The Rt Hon Sir Liam Fox is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for North Somerset, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
149
107 meetings ·
6 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
36 overseas trips
· 2026-05-01 → 2026-05-01
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 107
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | — | Media Discussions | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Speech discussion | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Discussions on Libya | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Support to Wounded Service Personnel | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Support to Wounded Service Personnel | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Political/media discussion | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Industry discussions | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Social | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Defence briefing | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Defence briefing | ministry-of-defence |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Rugby Tickets | — |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Lunch | — |
Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 36
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | France | Bilaterals | — |
| — | Belgium | NATO Defence Ministers Meeting | — |
| — | Estonia | Meeting with Estonian Prime Minister, President and Defence Minister | — |
| — | Washington, USA | Meetings with US Defence Secretary | — |
| — | Italy | Visiting Armed Forces in Gioia del Colle | — |
| — | Gibraltar | Meetings with the Chief Minister and Governor of Gibraltar | — |
| — | India and Sri Lanka | India: Meetings with Indian Defence Minister and National Security Advisor. Sri Lanka: Meetings with Sri Lankan President, Defence Minister and Foreign Minister | — |
| — | Afghanistan and Dubai | Visit to British Forces personnel | — |
| — | Brussels, Belgium | NATO Defence Ministers meeting | — |
| — | Singapore | IISS Shrangri La Dialogue | — |
| — | Washington & Tampa, USA | Meeting with Defence Secretary and visit CENTCOM | — |
| — | Bodo, Norway | Norwegian Defence Minister | — |
| — | Washington, USA | US Defence Secretary and Military Commanders | — |
| — | Larnaca, Cyprus and Rome, Italy | Trooping the Colour and meetings with Military Commanders, Cyprus. Meeting with Italian Defence Minister | — |
| — | Paris, France | Visit French President | — |
| — | Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain | Meeting with Royal Family and Head of Armed Forces and Ministers | — |
| — | Brussels, Belgium | German Marshall Fund Forum Speech | — |
| — | Brussels, Belgium and Malta | NATO Defence Ministers Meeting and visit to HMS Cumberland and Maltese Government | — |
| — | Munich, Germany and Tel Aviv, Israel | Munich Security Conference and 11th Herzilya Annual Conference | — |
| — | Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey | Meetings with PMs, Ministers and Industry Partners | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
North Somerset
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
Woodspring
1992-04-09 → 1997-05-01
Woodspring
Party history
1992-04-09 → 2024-05-30
Conservative
Government posts
2016-07-13 → 2019-07-24
Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
2010-05-12 → 2011-10-14
Secretary of State for Defence
1996-07-23 → 1997-05-01
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
1995-11-28 → 1996-07-23
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1994-07-20 → 1995-11-28
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2005-12-07 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
2005-05-10 → 2005-12-07
Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs)
2003-11-10 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
1999-06-15 → 2003-11-10
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
1998-06-02 → 1999-06-15
Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales)
Committee memberships
1992-04-27 → 1994-10-27
Scottish Affairs Committee
2022-01-19 → 2022-01-26
Down Syndrome Bill
2023-01-18 → 2023-01-25
Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 2 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 2 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
4 bills
4 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Transmission (Compensation) Act 2023 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 | |
| Down Syndrome Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2021-06-16 | |
| Trade Bill | Sponsored | Consideration of Lords amendments | 2017-11-07 | |
| Armed Forces Act 2011 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2010-12-08 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.