Malcolm Rifkind
Malcolm Rifkind
Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG PC QCis a British politician who served in various roles as a cabinet minister under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Scotland, Defence Secretaryand Foreign Secretary...
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