Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG QC (born 21 June 1946) is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea. He served in various roles as a Cabinet Minister under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, before becoming Foreign Secretary in 1995 in Major's Cabinet. Rifkind remained in that post until the 1997 general election, when his party lost power, and he lost his Edinburgh Pentlands seat.

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  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG QC (born 21 June 1946) is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea. He served in various roles as a Cabinet Minister under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, before becoming Foreign Secretary in 1995 in Major's Cabinet. Rifkind remained in that post until the 1997 general election, when his party lost power, and he lost his Edinburgh Pentlands seat. He attempted - unsuccessfully - to be re-elected in Pentlands in 2001; the constituency was abolished before the 2005 general election and he was adopted, and subsequently elected, as the Conservative candidate for Kensington and Chelsea. He announced his intention to seek the leadership of the party before the 2005 Conservative Party leadership election, but withdrew before balloting commenced.
  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind, KCMG, QC ist ein konservativer Politiker und Abgeordneter des britischen Unterhauses für den Wahlkreis Kensington und Chelsea. Von 1995 bis 1997 war er Außenminister des Vereinigten Königreichs unter John Major. In den Jahren 1990 bis 1995 amtierte er erst als Verkehrs- und dann als Verteidigungsminister. Rifkind ist Chef der Tory Reform Group. 2005 war er Kandidat für den Vorsitz der Conservative Party, zog aber vor der Abstimmung seine Kandidatur zurück.
  • È membro del Partito Conservatore britannico. Discendente da una famiglia di ebrei lituani scappati in Scozia per sfuggire ai pogrom russi, è stato Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri e del Commonwealth britannico dal 1995 al 1997 nel governo di John Major, biennio durante il quale la sua linea sulla questione europea si è mossa in continuità con quella del suo predecessore, presentandosi ossia molto tiepido sull'adozione dell'Euro ma considerando un dato inalienabile l'appartenenza della Gran Bretagna alla Unione Europea (un orientamento definito spesso con il termine "eurorealista"). È anche autore di molte pubblicazioni a carattere politico.
  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind, er en skotsk konservativ politiker og representant i det britiske underhus. Han var kandidat ved valget av ny partileder for de konservative i 2005, men trakk seg før avstemningen. Han har hatt flere viktige ministerposter, blant annet som forsvarsminister fra 1992 til 1995 og utenriksminister fra 1995 til 1997.
  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG - brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Konserwatywnej. W latach 1992-1995 minister obrony Wielkiej Brytanii, a w latach 1995-1997 szef dyplomacji tego państwa.
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  • Portrait of Sir Malcolm Rifkind by Anne Mackintosh
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  • 12,418 (39.6%)
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  • 1 May 1997
  • 10 April 1992
  • 2 May 1997
  • 28 November 1990
  • 5 July 1995
  • 6 December 2005
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  • 10 April 1992
  • 11 January 1986
  • 28 February 1974
  • 28 November 1990
  • 5 July 1995
  • 5 May 2005
  • 6 May 2005
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  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG QC (born 21 June 1946) is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea. He served in various roles as a Cabinet Minister under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, before becoming Foreign Secretary in 1995 in Major's Cabinet. Rifkind remained in that post until the 1997 general election, when his party lost power, and he lost his Edinburgh Pentlands seat.
  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind, KCMG, QC ist ein konservativer Politiker und Abgeordneter des britischen Unterhauses für den Wahlkreis Kensington und Chelsea. Von 1995 bis 1997 war er Außenminister des Vereinigten Königreichs unter John Major. In den Jahren 1990 bis 1995 amtierte er erst als Verkehrs- und dann als Verteidigungsminister. Rifkind ist Chef der Tory Reform Group. 2005 war er Kandidat für den Vorsitz der Conservative Party, zog aber vor der Abstimmung seine Kandidatur zurück.
  • È membro del Partito Conservatore britannico.
  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind, er en skotsk konservativ politiker og representant i det britiske underhus. Han var kandidat ved valget av ny partileder for de konservative i 2005, men trakk seg før avstemningen. Han har hatt flere viktige ministerposter, blant annet som forsvarsminister fra 1992 til 1995 og utenriksminister fra 1995 til 1997.
  • Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG - brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Konserwatywnej. W latach 1992-1995 minister obrony Wielkiej Brytanii, a w latach 1995-1997 szef dyplomacji tego państwa.
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