Malcolm Rifkind

Malcolm Rifkind represents a kind of political durability I genuinely respect. Edinburgh-born and Edinburgh-educated, he served in the cabinets of both Thatcher and Major across a turbulent decade, then later chaired Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, which tells you how trusted his judgment remained. Twenty-plus years near the centre of British power is no accident. What strikes me is the unflashy competence of it all; he was a steady hand rather than a headline-chaser. I find that the politicians who actually keep a country running are often the careful, methodical ones like him, valued more for reliability than for theatre.

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Name (English)

Malcolm Rifkind

Name (Japanese)

マルコム・リフキンド

Reading

まるこむ・りふきんど

Born

June 21, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Occupation

politician / solicitor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

University

University of Edinburgh

Awards & achievements

• 1997 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
• Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
• Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

• Official sitehttps://www.malcolmrifkind.com
• Xhttps://x.com/MalcolmRifkind
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20Rifkind
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333487

Tags

• politician
• solicitor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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