Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Malcolm Rifkind Biography and Timeline
Follow Malcolm Rifkind through 10 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Malcolm Rifkind, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1974–1997Years on this page
1974
1979
Junior Minister of Scottish Office
Appointed Minister at the Scottish Office
Role range: 1990-1997
1982
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary at the Scottish Office
Role range: 1990-1997
1983
Minister of State
Appointed Minister of State at the Scottish Office
Role range: 1990-1997
1986
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for Scotland
Role range: 1990-1997
1990
Minister of Transport
Appointed Minister of Transport
Role range: 1990-1997 – 1990-1992
Secretary
Appointed Secretary for Transport
Role range: 1990-1997 – 1990-1992
1992
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Role range: 1990-1997 – 1992-1995
1995
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Role range: 1990-1997 – 1995-1997
1997
Election
Loses his marginal seat in Edinburgh
Role range: 1990-1997 – 1995-1997
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.