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Malcolm Rifkind is a former MP for Kensington.

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Former Conservative MP for Kensington

Entered the House of Commons on 28 February 1974 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Kensington and Chelsea; Edinburgh Pentlands

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @MalcolmRifkind

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Health
• Transport
• Communities and Local Government
• Pensions
• Incapacity Benefit
• British Nationality: Torture
• Iran
• Pathways to Work

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 6 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (13 Jan 2010 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 1 Dec 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Standards and Privileges Committee ( 1 Dec 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Standards and Privileges Committee ( 1 Dec 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (26 Nov 2009 to 1 Dec 2009)
• Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (13 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (17 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
• Foreign Secretary ( 5 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• The Secretary of State for Defence (10 Apr 1992 to 4 Jul 1995)
• The Secretary of State for Transport (28 Nov 1990 to 10 Apr 1992)
• Secretary of State for Scottish Office (11 Jan 1986 to 28 Nov 1990)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (13 Jun 1983 to 11 Jan 1986)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Overseas Development) ( 6 Apr 1982 to 12 Jun 1983)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office) ( 7 May 1979 to 6 Apr 1982)
• Member, Overseas Development Committee ( 1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Brandon Rhys Williams
• Dudley Fishburn
• Victoria Borwick
• Emma Dent Coad
• Felicity Buchan

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Business of the House: Backbench Business — Defence Spending 12 Mar 2015

  I strongly agree with what has just been said by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Ms Stuart). I also pay particular tribute to the impressive and remarkable speech that we heard from the hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart), the Chairman of the Select Committee, who explained the practical implications of our situation in a very detailed and convincing way. I...

• Business of the House: Backbench Business — Defence Spending 12 Mar 2015

  My hon. Friend helps to take me to exactly the next point I was going to make. What also enabled me to modify my concerns—to not feel the need to speak out during those few years—was the way in which the MOD addressed the difficult decisions it had to make. To a considerable extent, it tried to preserve the major improvements to our overall capability —our carrier capability, for...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Libya 3 Mar 2015

  As the United Kingdom was one of the leading countries that helped the Libyan people overthrow Colonel Gaddafi, do we not have both a political obligation and a political interest to help all the democratic forces in Libya trying to create a new, decent country? While I recognise that the Government do indeed have a priority in that respect, I urge my right hon. Friend to ensure that the...

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