Robin Cook (3) (1946–2005)
Author of The Point of Departure
For other authors named Robin Cook, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Robin Cook first entered Parliament as MP for Edinburgh Central in 1974. He held a number of senior positions in Opposition -- Shadow Foreign Secretary, Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary, Shadow Health and Social Services Secretary -- before becoming Foreign Secretary in 1997. In 2001 he was show more appointed Leader of the House of Commons, he resigned in March 2003 show less
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- Legal name
- Cook, Robert Finlayson
- Birthdate
- 1946-02-28
- Date of death
- 2005-08-06
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Edinburgh (M.A.|English Literature)
- Occupations
- politician
Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1974-2005|Labour)
President of the Party of European Socialists (2000-2004)
United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1997-2001|Labour)
Leader of the United Kingdom House of Commons (2001-2003|Labour)
Lord President of the Council of the United Kingdom (2001-2003|Labour) - Organizations
- Labour Party
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- County Hospital, Bellshill, Scotland
- Place of death
- Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, Scotland
- Associated Place (for map)
- Scotland
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Robin Cook's diary of the two years from his sacking as Foreign Secretary to his resignation from the Blair Govt on the eve of the invasion of Iraq.
Read May 2005
Read May 2005
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- 3
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 129
- Popularity
- #156,298
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 1,959
- Languages
- 27