George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen

George Robertson commands my respect. Born on Islay in Port Ellen, this Labour heavyweight served as Britain's Defence Secretary before rising to become NATO's tenth Secretary General, steering Western security through the fraught years around 9/11. The weight he carried in that chair must have been immense. The roll call of honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Order of the Thistle, decorations from across Europe, speaks to his stature. I rather love that a man from the whisky island took its place name into his peerage, carrying his small hometown onto the world's grandest stage. This is the kind of substantial, principled statesman I deeply admire.

Name (English)

George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen

Name (Japanese)

ジョージ・ロバートソン

Reading

じょーじ・ろばーとそん

Born

April 12, 1946 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Port Ellen, United Kingdom

Occupation

politician

University

University of Dundee

Awards & achievements

• Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
• 2003 Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
• Order of the Thistle
• Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV
• Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E7%94%B7%E7%88%B5)

Tags

• politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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