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.
alastair, goodlad, alastair, robertson, goodlad, baron, goodlad, kcmg, born, july, 1943, british, politician, served, chief, whip, parliamentary, conservative, party, from, 1995, 1997, british, high, commissioner, australia, from, 2000, 2005, member, parliamen. 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 The Right HonourableThe Lord GoodladKCMG PCOfficial portrait 2018British High Commissioner to AustraliaIn office 1 January 2000 1 September 2005MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterTony BlairPreceded byAlex AllanSucceeded byHelen LiddellChief Whip of the House of CommonsParliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryIn office 20 July 1995 2 May 1997Prime MinisterJohn MajorPreceded byRichard RyderSucceeded byNick BrownShadow Cabinet portfoliosShadow Secretary of State for International DevelopmentIn office 30 June 1997 1 June 1998LeaderWilliam HaguePreceded byLynda ChalkerSucceeded byGary StreeterShadow Leader of the House of CommonsIn office 2 May 1997 30 June 1997LeaderJohn MajorPreceded byAnn TaylorSucceeded byGillian ShephardOpposition Chief Whip in the House of CommonsIn office 2 May 1997 23 June 1997LeaderJohn MajorPreceded byDonald DewarSucceeded byJames Arbuthnot Junior ministerial officesMinister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsIn office 15 April 1992 20 July 1995Prime MinisterJohn MajorPreceded byThe Earl of CaithnessSucceeded byJeremy HanleyDeputy Chief Government WhipTreasurer of the HouseholdIn office 14 July 1990 15 April 1992Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherJohn MajorPreceded byTristan Garel JonesSucceeded byDavid Heathcoat AmoryComptroller of the HouseholdIn office 25 July 1989 14 July 1990Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byTristan Garel JonesSucceeded byGeorge YoungParliamentary Under Secretary of State for EnergyIn office 11 September 1984 13 June 1987Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byGiles ShawSucceeded byMichael SpicerLord Commissioner of the TreasuryIn office 16 February 1982 10 September 1984Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byTony NewtonSucceeded byJohn MajorAssistant Government WhipIn office 9 January 1981 5 February 1982Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher Parliamentary officesMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 20 July 2005 29 February 2024Life peerageMember of Parliamentfor EddisburyNorthwich 1974 1983 In office 28 February 1974 28 June 1999Preceded byJohn FosterSucceeded byStephen O BrienPersonal detailsBorn 1943 07 04 4 July 1943 age 80 Political partyConservativeSpouseCecilia HurstAlma materKing s College Cambridge Contents 1 Early life 2 Parliamentary career 2 1 Membership of Lloyd s of London 3 High Commissioner to Australia 4 House of Lords 5 Personal life 6 Notes 7 External linksEarly life editBorn in 1943 1 Goodlad attended Marlborough College and read law at King s College Cambridge Parliamentary career editHe 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 2 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 edit 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 editLabour 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 3 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 editOn 19 July 2005 he was created a life peer as Baron Goodlad of Lincoln in the County of Lincolnshire 4 and was introduced in the House of Lords the following day 5 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 editGoodlad married Cecilia Hurst in 1968 and has two sons Notes edit Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages Peerages beginning with G part 2 self published source better source needed 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 edit 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 Parliamentfor Northwich1974 1983 Constituency abolished New constituency Member of Parliamentfor Eddisbury1983 1999 Succeeded byStephen O Brien Political offices Preceded byTristan Garel Jones Comptroller of the Household1989 1990 Succeeded bySir George Young Treasurer of the Household1990 1992 Succeeded byDavid Heathcoat Amory Preceded byRichard Ryder Government Chief Whip in the Commons1995 1997 Succeeded byNick Brown Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury1995 1997 Preceded byAnn Taylor Shadow Leader of the House of Commons1997 Succeeded byGillian Shephard Preceded byClare Short Shadow Secretary of State for International Development1997 1998 Succeeded byGary Streeter Party political offices Preceded byRichard Ryder Conservative Chief Whip of the House of Commons1995 1997 Succeeded byJames Arbuthnot Diplomatic posts Preceded byAlex Allan British High Commissioner to Australia1999 2005 Succeeded byHelen Liddell Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom Preceded byThe Lord Soley GentlemenBaron Goodlad Followed byThe Lord Turnbull Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alastair Goodlad amp oldid 1216912588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
