Alastair Goodlad

The Right Honourable Alastair Robertson Goodlad, Baron Goodlad, PC, was a British Conservative politician and has also been the British High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Australia.

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The Right Honourable - PC - British - Conservative - High Commissioner - Commonwealth of Australia

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MP for Eddisbury, Goodlad served as Prime Minister John Major's Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip, and was given the temporary shadow cabinet positions of Leader of the House of Commons and Chief Whip.

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Eddisbury - Prime Minister - John Major - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury - Chief Whip - Shadow cabinet - Leader of the House of Commons

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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 seat, triggering the Eddisbury by-election.

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Labour - Tony Blair - Chiltern Hundreds - 28 June - 1999 - Eddisbury by-election

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Goodlad was replaced as High Commissioner by former Secretary of State for Scotland, Helen Liddell.

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Scotland - Helen Liddell

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On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer, and on 19 July he was created Baron Goodlad, of Lincoln in the County of Lincolnshire.

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13 May - 2005 - Life peer - 19 July

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