Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Government posts

• Foreign Secretary · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5 Jul 1995 – 1 May 1997
• Secretary of State for Defence · Ministry of Defence 10 Apr 1992 – 4 Jul 1995
• Secretary of State for Transport · Department for Transport 28 Nov 1990 – 10 Apr 1992
• Secretary of State for Scottish Office · Scottish Office 11 Jan 1986 – 28 Nov 1990
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 13 Jun 1983 – 11 Jan 1986
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Overseas Development) · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 6 Apr 1982 – 12 Jun 1983
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office) · Scottish Office 7 May 1979 – 6 Apr 1982

Opposition posts

• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions · Department for Work and Pensions 10 May 2005 – 8 Dec 2005

Committee memberships

• National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 30 Nov 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
• Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 6 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
• National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 13 Jan 2010 – 6 May 2010
• Standards and Privileges · Chair 1 Dec 2009 – 6 May 2010
• Liaison Committee (Commons) 1 Dec 2009 – 6 May 2010
• Standards and Privileges 26 Nov 2009 – 6 May 2010
• Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) 13 Jul 2009 – 6 May 2010
• Conventions (Joint Committee) 17 May 2006 – 31 Oct 2006

Previous seats

• Kensington · Elected 1 time 6 May 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
• Kensington and Chelsea · Elected 1 time 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010
• Edinburgh, Pentlands · Elected 3 times 9 Jun 1983 – 1 May 1997
• Edinburgh, Pentlands · Elected 3 times 28 Feb 1974 – 9 Jun 1983

Elections contested

• Edinburgh Pentlands 7 Jun 2001
• Edinburgh Pentlands 1 May 1997
• Edinburgh Central 18 Jun 1970

Party affiliation

• Independent 23 Feb 2015 – 30 Mar 2015
• Conservative 28 Feb 1974 – 23 Feb 2015

Source: parliamentary career on parliament.uk.

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Source: IPSA (OGL v3.0)