Robin Cook
Robin Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a politician in the British Labour Party. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. He resigned from the cabinet in 2003 in protest after the Invasion of Iraq.
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| Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 8 June 2001 – 17 March 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Margaret Beckett |
| Succeeded by | John Reid |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 8 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Succeeded by | Jack Straw |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Oswald |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Fletcher |
| Member of Parliament for Livingston | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 6 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | (new constituency) |
| Succeeded by | Jim Devine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1946 Bellshill, Scotland |
| Died | 6 August 2005 (aged 59) Inverness, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
Shortly after becoming Foreign Secretary, he left his wife, Margaret, to live with Gaynor Regan, his secretary.
He died of heart disease whilst on a walking holiday in the Highlands.
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Cook with United States Secretary of Defense William Cohen in December 1997
