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Alastair Robertson Goodlad, Baron Goodlad, KCMG, PC (born 4 July 1943) is a British politician who served as Chief Whip of the parliamentary Conservative Party from 1995 to 1997, and British High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2005. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Northwich and later for Eddisbury from 1974 to 1999. Goodlad sat in the House of Lords as a life peer from 2005 to 2024.
Early life
Born in 1943, Goodlad attended Marlborough College and read law at King's College, Cambridge.
Parliamentary career
He first stood for Parliament in 1970 when he contested Crewe, but was beaten by Labour's Scholefield Allen.
Goodlad was Member of Parliament successively for Northwich (1974–83) and Eddisbury (1983–99). He also served as a junior Foreign Office Minister then as Prime Minister John Major's Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip, for which in the 1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG). Following the 1997 election, he served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and Opposition Chief Whip.
Membership of Lloyd's of London
Goodlad was an underwriting member of the Lloyd's of London insurance market, commencing in 1977 and ceasing in 1990. His membership coincided in the latter years with the rising tide of asbestos losses and his share is estimated to have been about £90,000.
High Commissioner to Australia
Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair then appointed Goodlad as High Commissioner to Australia. Goodlad accepted the office of Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds on 28 June 1999 to formally vacate his parliamentary seat, triggering the 1999 Eddisbury by-election.
Goodlad took up office as High Commissioner in 2000. At the end of his term in 2005, he was replaced by former Secretary of State for Scotland, Helen Liddell.
House of Lords
On 19 July 2005, he was created a life peer as Baron Goodlad, of Lincoln in the County of Lincolnshire, and was introduced in the House of Lords the following day. He sits on the Conservative benches and was chairman of the Constitution Select Committee from 2008 to 2010.
In 2007, Goodlad was appointed Chairman of the Britain–Australia Society.
Personal life
Goodlad married Cecilia Hurst in 1968 and has two sons.
Notes
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "G" (part 2)
- "No. 54850". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1997. p. 8912.
- "No. 55544". The London Gazette. 6 July 1999. p. 7313.
- "No. 57710". The London Gazette. 22 July 2005. p. 9525.
- House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings for Wednesday 20 July 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
External links
- "The Shadow Cabinet" – BBC Election '97
- "Another Tory wooed by Blair" – BBC News
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alastair Goodlad
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJohn Foster | Member of Parliament for Northwich 1974–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Eddisbury 1983–1999 |
Succeeded byStephen O'Brien |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byTristan Garel-Jones | Comptroller of the Household 1989–1990 |
Succeeded bySir George Young |
| Treasurer of the Household 1990–1992 |
Succeeded byDavid Heathcoat-Amory | |
| Preceded byRichard Ryder | Government Chief Whip in the Commons 1995–1997 |
Succeeded byNick Brown |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1995–1997 | ||
| Preceded byAnn Taylor | Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 1997 |
Succeeded byGillian Shephard |
| Preceded byClare Short | Shadow Secretary of State for International Development 1997–1998 |
Succeeded byGary Streeter |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byRichard Ryder | Conservative Chief Whip of the House of Commons 1995–1997 |
Succeeded byJames Arbuthnot |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded byAlex Allan | British High Commissioner to Australia 1999–2005 |
Succeeded byHelen Liddell |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byThe Lord Soley | Gentlemen Baron Goodlad |
Followed byThe Lord Turnbull |
| Major Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Members |
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| Also attended meetings | ||
| 2011 Lord Speaker election | |
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| Outgoing Lord Speaker: Baroness Hayman | |
- 1943 births
- Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Conservative Party (UK) life peers
- Diplomatic peers
- High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Living people
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- People educated at Marlborough College
- Treasurers of the Household
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II
- Peers retired under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014