Birth of Robin Finlayson Cook
Birth of Robin Finlayson Cook
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Robin Finlayson Cook Biography and Timeline
Follow Robin Finlayson Cook through 19 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Robin Finlayson Cook, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1946–2003Years on this page
1946
1973
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Edinburgh Housing Committee
Role range: 1973-1974
1974
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central
Role range: 1974-1983
1983
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Livingstone
Role range: 1983-
1989
Shadow Minister
Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health & Social Security
Role range: 1989-1992
1994
Commonwealth
Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
Role range: 1994-1997
Shadow Minister
Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
Role range: 1994-1997
1996
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party
Role range: 1996-1998
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Counsellor
Role range: 1996-
1997
Marriage
Announces he is leaving his wife
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001
Commonwealth
Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs. Appointed Foreign Secretary
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001
1998
Diplomatic Negotiations
The Fatwah on Salman Rushdie is lifted after talks between Robin Cook & Kamal Kharrazi
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001
Fatwah
The Fatwah on Rushdie is lifted after talks between Robin Cook & Kamal Kharrazi
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001
1999
Diplomatic Mission
Britain & Iran exchange ambassadors for the 1st time since 1989
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001
2001
Resignation of Robin Finlayson Cook
Robin Cook resigns over the Governments policy on war in Iraq
Role range: 1990-1991 – 2001-2003
Leader of House of Commons
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
Role range: 1997-2007 – 2001-2003
President of the Council
Appointed President of the Council
Role range: 1997-2007 – 2001-2003
2003
Resignation of Robin Finlayson Cook
Resigns from the Cabinet over the war with Iraq
Role range: 1997-2007
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.