The Rt.Hon Liam Byrne is the Member of Parliament for Birmingham, Hodge Hill and Shadow Minister for Universities, Science and Skills. Elected in 2004, Liam held several ministerial positions in the Labour Government before becoming Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2009.
Before entering politics Liam co-founded the eCommerce business egsgroup.com, and worked as a banker with NM Rothschilds. He was a Fulbright scholar at the Harvard Business School where he took his MBA with honours.
Liam is the author of over twenty books and pamphlets about Britain’s future and is a passionate advocate of closer ties between Britain and Asia. TURNING TO FACE THE EAST was published to critical acclaim in 2013 by Guardian Books.
Liam's book DRAGONS, which tells the story of British business endeavour through the lives of ten titans of commerce, was published in 2016 by Head of Zeus.
His most recent book BLACK FLAG DOWN was published in 2016 by Biteback.
Before entering politics Liam co-founded the eCommerce business egsgroup.com, and worked as a banker with NM Rothschilds. He was a Fulbright scholar at the Harvard Business School where he took his MBA with honours.
Liam is the author of over twenty books and pamphlets about Britain’s future and is a passionate advocate of closer ties between Britain and Asia. TURNING TO FACE THE EAST was published to critical acclaim in 2013 by Guardian Books.
Liam's book DRAGONS, which tells the story of British business endeavour through the lives of ten titans of commerce, was published in 2016 by Head of Zeus.
His most recent book BLACK FLAG DOWN was published in 2016 by Biteback.
