George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
George Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (born 12 April 1946) is a Scottish politician. He is a member of the Labour Party. He served as the 10th Secretary General of NATO from 1999 to 2004. He served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1997 to 1999, before becoming a life peer as Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, of Islay in Argyll and Bute.
The Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | |
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| 10th Secretary General of NATO | |
| In office 14 October 1999 – 5 January 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Javier Solana |
| Succeeded by | Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (Acting) |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 3 May 1997 – 11 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Portillo |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Hoon |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 21 October 1993 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Leader | John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Tom Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Jacqui Lait (2001) |
| Member of Parliament for Hamilton South Hamilton (1978–1997) | |
| In office 31 May 1978 – 24 August 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Wilson |
| Succeeded by | William Tynan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Islay MacNeill Robertson 12 April 1946 Port Ellen, Argyll, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Wallace (m. 1970) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee |
George Robertson, Baron Robertson Of Port Ellen Media
Robertson with U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen at the Pentagon on 3 June 1998
Robertson with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon on 8 March 2001
Robertson, Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Russia-NATO Summit at Pratica di Mare Air Base in Italy on 28 May 2002
Robertson with U.S. president George W. Bush on 12 November 2003
Coronet of a British Baron
Robertson of Port Ellen Escutcheon
Other websites
- Lord Robertson of Port Ellen profile, www.parliament.uk
- NATO Declassified - Lord Robertson (biography)