Liam Fox ( born September 22 , 1961 in East Kilbride , Scotland ) is a British politician who is the Defense Secretary in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government . He was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the Woodspring constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , and since 2010 has represented North Somerset . Liam Fox , MP ( born 22 September 1961 ) is a British Conservative Party politician , currently the Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament ( MP ) for North Somerset .