Topic: Robin Cook
Quotes
We've got to listen soberly and seriously to what the public are saying to us
UK's Brown: We hear the voters' message May 05, 2005
The first week of the election campaign suggests that day may come sooner rather than later
Brown to be PM 'sooner rather than later' Apr 12, 2005
I think there was a selection of evidence to support the conclusion
Intelligence skewed: former UK minister Jun 17, 2003
I want our troops home and I want them home before more of them are killed
Think tanks wrap-up Apr 04, 2003
Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and notably served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001.
He studied at the University of Edinburgh before becoming a Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central in 1974. In parliament he was noted for his debating ability which saw his rise through the political ranks and ultimately to the Cabinet.
He resigned from his positions as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons on 17 March 2003 in protest against the invasion of Iraq. At the time of his death, he was President of the Foreign Policy Centre and a vice-president of the America All Party Parliamentary Group and the Global Security and Non-Proliferation All Party Parliamentary Group.
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