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Robin Cook

1946 - 2005

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Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 until his death in 2005 and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001 when he was replaced by Jack Straw. He then served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001 until 2003. Cook studied at the University of Edinburgh before being elected as the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central in 1974; he switched to the Livingston constituency in 1983. In Parliament, he was known for his debating ability and rapidly rose through the political ranks and ultimately into the Cabinet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robin Cook is the 13,616th most popular politician (up from 14,535th in 2019), the 3,304th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,588th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robin Cook ranks 13,616 out of 19,576. Before him are Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Vasily Golitsyn, Henri de Brouckère, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Paul-Émile Janson, and Abel Matutes. After him are Michel Martelly, William Wain Prior, Alexander Rueb, Anna Harrison, William Cohen, and Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon.

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Among people born in 1946, Robin Cook ranks 433. Before him are Sue Townsend, Akira Kamiya, K. C. Nicolaou, Mogens Lykketoft, Zsuzsa Koncz, and Robert Urich. After him are Randy Meisner, Chava Alberstein, Luis Puenzo, Noddy Holder, Toshio Furukawa, and Ron Silver. Among people deceased in 2005, Robin Cook ranks 193. Before him are Ralph Erskine, John Spencer, Attilio Giovannini, Sígfrid Gràcia, Tetyana Yablonska, and John Vernon. After him are Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Dorothy Stang, John Ostrom, Mustai Karim, Sunil Dutt, and Ossie Davis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robin Cook ranks 3,305 out of 8,785. Before him are Fish (1958), Dave Holland (1948), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), Edward Granville Browne (1862), Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749), and Brian Blessed (1936). After him are Eddie Owen (1886), Leonard Whiting (1950), John Anderson (1833), Billy Meredith (1874), Lydia Becker (1827), and Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robin Cook ranks 462. Before him are Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435), William Huskisson (1770), Constance Markievicz (1868), Enoch Powell (1912), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), and Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749). After him are Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), Matthew Hopkins (1620), Elizabeth Fry (1780), Geoffrey Howe (1926), Herbert Lawford (1851), and George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758).

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