Liam Fox

Fox is one of those second-act stories I find genuinely interesting. He trained as a doctor in Glasgow before swapping the surgery for the Commons, eventually running both Defence and International Trade. There is something telling about a physician steering a nation, and I suspect that clinical detachment served him in the rough trade of politics. More than three decades as an MP, from 1992 to 2024, is no accident; voters kept sending him back. Whatever one makes of his politics, that longevity points to a steadiness I respect, and the doctor-turned-statesman arc is a far more unusual path than the standard career politician's.

Sir Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Somerset, formerly Woodspring, from 1992 to 2024.

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Name (English)

Liam Fox

Name (Japanese)

リアム・フォックス

Reading

りあむ・ふぉっくす

Born

September 22, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

East Kilbride, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

politician / physician

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Glasgow Medical School

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.liamfox.co.uk
• Xhttps://x.com/LiamFox
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

Tags

• politician
• physician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.