What is Malcolm Rifkind?
{{BLP unsourced|date=October 2013}} [[File:Malcolm Rifkind 2011.jpg|thumb|Malcolm Rifkind]] Sir '''Malcolm Leslie Rifkind''' (born 21 June 1946) is a [[British people|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[politician]]. He held cabinet positions in the governments of [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[John Major]]. He was the Chairman for the Intelligence and Security Committee and the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[constituency]] of Kensington. Malcolm Rifkind was born in [[Edinburgh]] into a [[Jew]]ish family from [[Lithuania]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/leading-jews-play-down-rifkind-row-1280085.html The Independent]</ref> He first became a Conservative MP at the February 1974 General Election for the constituency of Edinburgh Pentlands. He was first made a cabinet minister in 1979 and served constantly through 18 years of Conservative government. His cabinet posts included: *Minister of Home Affairs and the Environment at the Scottish Office (1979 - 1983) *Minister of State at the Foreign Office (1983 - 1986) *Secretary of State for Scotland (1986 - 1990) *Secretary of State for Transport (1990 - 1992) *Secretary of State for Defence (1992 - 1995) *Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1995 - 1997) At the 1997 General Election, Malcolm Rifkind lost his seat to the Labour Party. He tried but failed to regain the seat at the 2001 General Election and re-entered parliament in 2005 as the MP for Kensington. Rifkind left parliament in 2015. == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rifkind, Malcolm}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs]] [[Category:Members of the British House of Commons for Scottish constituencies]] [[Category:Jewish British politicians]] [[Category:Members of the British House of Commons for English constituencies]] [[Category:Politicians from Edinburgh]] [[Category:UK MPs 1974]] [[Category:UK MPs 1974–1979]] [[Category:UK MPs 1979–1983]] [[Category:UK MPs 1983–1987]] [[Categor