Malcolm Rifkind Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Malcolm Rifkind, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

10 records1974–199710 events2 places

Chronological biography

1974

Member of Parliament1974

Government / Conservative Party Government · Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central · Edinburgh

Elected Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central

1979

Junior Minister of Scottish Office1979

Government / Conservative Party Government · Junior Minister of Scottish Office · London

Appointed Minister at the Scottish Office

1982

Under Secretary1982

Government / Conservative Party Government · Under Secretary of Scot Off

Appointed Under Secretary at the Scottish Office

1983

Minister of State1983

Government / Conservative Party Government · Minister of State

Appointed Minister of State at the Scottish Office

1986

Secretary of State1986

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State

Appointed Secretary of State for Scotland

1990

Secretary1990

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of Transport

Appointed Secretary for Transport

Minister of Transport30 November 1990

Government / Conservative Party Government · Minister of Transport

Appointed Minister of Transport

1992

Secretary of State for Defence11 April 1992

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Defence

Appointed Minister of Defence

1995

Foreign Secretary of Great BritainJuly 1995

Government / Conservative Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister

1997

Election1997

Government / Conservative Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Edinburgh

Loses his marginal seat in Edinburgh

Titles and roles

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Junior Minister of Scottish Office · Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central · Minister of State · Minister of Transport · Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Defence · Secretary of Transport · Under Secretary of Scot Off

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.