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Malcolm Rifkind

Born: 21 June 1946

Knighted - 2 August 1997

Member of Privy Council - 14 January 1986

Edinburgh University

George Watson's College, Edinburgh

Barrister

Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment, Scottish Office	May 1979	April 1982
Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	April 1982	June 1983
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	June 1983	January 1986
Secretary of State for Scotland	9 January 1986	November 1990
Secretary of State for Transport	November 1990	11 April 1992
Secretary of State for Defence	11 April 1992	5 July 1995
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	5 July 1995	2 May 1997

18 June 1970	Edinburgh Central	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,000	38.62
28 February 1974	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,162	41.20
10 October 1974	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,083	33.93
3 May 1979	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,684	39.28
9 June 1983	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,051	39.19
11 June 1987	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,278	38.27
9 April 1992	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,128	40.69
1 May 1997	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,813	32.38
7 June 2001	Edinburgh Pentlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,055	36.10
5 May 2005	Kensington & Chelsea	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,144	57.90
6 May 2010	Kensington	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,595	50.06
23 February 2015 The Conservative whip is removed from Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind pending an investigation into conduct of former ministers.