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- Robin Cook
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Biography
a politician, from United Kingdom.
Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 until his death in 2005 and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001, when he was replaced by Jack Straw. He then served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001 until 2003.
Political Career
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Positions Held
member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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President of the Party of European Socialists
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Lord President of the Council
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Leader of the House of Commons
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member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Shadow Foreign Secretary
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Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
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member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
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member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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