Malcolm Rifkind
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5683
Fax: 020 7219 4213
shaylorc@parliament.uk
Constituency
1a Chelsea Manor Street, London, SW3 5RP
Tel: 020 7352 0102
Fax: 020 7351 5885
jonathan@kcfc.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Edinburgh Central 1970 general election. Member for Edinburgh Pentlands 1974-97. Contested Edinburgh Pentlands 1997 and 2001 general elections. Member for Kensington and Chelsea 2005-10, for Kensington since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition front bench spokesperson for Scottish Affairs 1975-76;
Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment, Scottish Office 1979-82;
Foreign and Commonwealth Office:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1982-83,
Minister of State 1983-86;
Secretary of State for:
Scotland 1986-90,
Transport 1990-92,
Defence 1992-95,
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1995-97;
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2005;
Chair Intelligence and Security Committee 2010-
Party groups
Hon. President, Scottish Young Conservatives 1976-77;
Hon. Secretary, Federation of Conservative Students 1977-79;
President, Scottish Conservative Party 1997-2002;
Patron, Tory Reform Group
Select committees
Member: Joint Committee on Conventions 2006;
Chair: Standards and Privileges 2009-10;
Member: Liaison 2010,
Joint Committee on National Security Strategy 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Member, Edinburgh Town Council 1970-74
General Election 2010 - Kensington
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Rifkind, Malcolm |
Con |
17595 |
49.71% |
| Gurney, Sam |
Lab |
8979 |
25.37% |
| Meltzer, Robin |
Lib Dem |
6872 |
19.42% |
| Pearson, Caroline |
UKIP |
754 |
2.14% |
| Ebrahimi-Fardouee, Melan-Zahra |
Green |
753 |
2.13% |
| Adams, Eddie |
Green Soc |
197 |
0.56% |
| Result |
Con Hold (5.11% from Lab to Con) |