Helen Liddell

Helen Liddell   (politician)
Born	1950-12-06 Coatbridge, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Strathclyde
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Children	1 son 1 daughter
Spouse	Alistair Liddell
Party	Labour
British High Commissioner to Australia In office 1 September 2005 - 1 October 2009 Preceded by Alastair Goodlad  Secretary of State for Scotland  In office 24 January 2001 - 12 June 2003 Succeeded by Alistair Darling  UK/Minister of State for Transport In office 17 May 1999 - 29 July 1999 Preceded by John Reid Succeeded by Gus Macdonald  Economic Secretary to the Treasury  In office 3 May 1997 - 27 July 1998 Succeeded by Patricia Hewitt  Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts In office 2 May 1997 - 11 April 2005 Preceded by Michael Bates, Alexander Carlile, Lord Carlile, Paul Channon, Winston Churchill II, Tristan Garel-Jones, Charles Hendry, Alan Howarth, David Howell, Douglas Hurd, Greville Janner, Peter Luff, Nicholas Lyell, Liz Lynne, Michael Portillo, Nicholas Soames, David SteelKenneth Baker  Member of Parliament for Monklands East In office 30 June 1994 - 1 May 1997

Helen Liddell (born) is former Labour MP for Airdrie & Shotts. She served as minister for Education and Industry in Scottish Office (1998-1999), minister of Transport (May 1999-July 1999), minister of Science, Energy and Industry (1999-2001), and as Secretary of State in Scottish Office (2001-2003). She left Parliament on 11 April 2005.

• Consultant, British Energy (http://www.british-energy.com/) - electricity production company

Resources

• They Work For You, Changes to the Register of Members' Interests, Helen Liddell, accessed 27 November 2008.
• They Work For You, Helen Liddell, former MP, accessed 27 November 2008.
• Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., Times Online website, The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.

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