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Robin Finlayson Cook Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robin Finlayson Cook, based on 19 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

19 records1946–200314 events3 places

Chronological biography

1946

Birth of Robin Finlayson Cook28 February 1946
Government / Labour Party Government · Bellshill

Birth of Robin Finlayson Cook

1973

Chairman1973
Government / Labour Party Government · Chairman of Housing Committee · Edinburgh

Appointed Chairman of the Edinburgh Housing Committee

1974

Member of Parliament1974
Government / Labour Party Government · Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central · Edinburgh

Elected Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central

1983

Member of Parliament1983
Politics / Labour Party · Member of Parliament for Livingstone · Livingstone

Elected Member of Parliament for Livingstone

1989

Shadow Minister1989
Politics / Labour Party · Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health & Social Security

1994

Commonwealth1994
Government / Labour Party Government · Shadow Foreign Secretary

Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

Shadow Minister1994
Government / Labour Party Government · Shadow Foreign Secretary

Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

1996

Chairman1996
Politics / Labour Party · Chairman of Labour Party

Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party

Privy Council1996
Politics / Labour Party · Member of Privy Council

Appointed Privy Counsellor

1997

Commonwealth1997
Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain1997
Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs. Appointed Foreign Secretary

Marriage3 August 1997
Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Announces he is leaving his wife

1998

Diplomatic NegotiationsSeptember 1998
Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

The Fatwah on Salman Rushdie is lifted after talks between Robin Cook & Kamal Kharrazi

FatwahSeptember 1998
Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

The Fatwah on Rushdie is lifted after talks between Robin Cook & Kamal Kharrazi

1999

Diplomatic MissionMay 1999
Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Britain & Iran exchange ambassadors for the 1st time since 1989

2001

Leader of House of Commons2001
Government / Labour Party Government · Leader of House of Commons

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

President of the Council2001
Government / Labour Party Government · President of the Council

Appointed President of the Council

Resignation of Robin Finlayson Cook17 March 2001
Warfare / Gulf War, 1st · Leader of House of Commons

Robin Cook resigns over the Governments policy on war in Iraq

2003

Resignation of Robin Finlayson CookMarch 2003
Government / Labour Party Government · Leader of House of Commons

Resigns from the Cabinet over the war with Iraq

Titles and roles

Chairman of Housing Committee · Chairman of Labour Party · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Leader of House of Commons · Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central · Member of Parliament for Livingstone · Member of Privy Council · President of the Council · Shadow Foreign Secretary · Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.