Background
RIFKIND, Malcolm Leslie was born on June 21, 1946. Parents: E Rifkind.
Secretary of State for Defence
RIFKIND, Malcolm Leslie was born on June 21, 1946. Parents: E Rifkind.
Bachelor of Laws, Edinburgh University. Master of Science, Edinburgh University.
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands, since 1974. Honorary President, Scottish Young Conservatives 1976-1977. Honorary Secretary, Federation Conservative Students, 79.
Opposition Front Bench Spokesman on Scottish Affairs, 1975-1976. Member. Select Committee on European Legislation. 1976-1977; Honorary Secretary, Parliamentary Group of Conservative Friends of Israel, 1976-1979.
Joint-Sec. Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Committee, 1977-1979. Member. Select Committee on Overseas Development, 1978-1979. Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment at the Scottish Office, 1979-1982.
UnderSec. ofState, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1982-1983. Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1983-1986. Secretary ofState for Scotland, since 1986.
Secretary ofState for Defence. Lecturer, University College, University of Rhodesia, 1967-1968. Barrister (Scotland), 1970.
Parliament, for Edinburgh, Pentlands since 1974.
Son of E. Rifkind; m. Edith Amalia Steinberg, 1970. 1 son, 1 daughter.