Former UK cabinet minister Robin Cook, 59
Posted: Saturday, August 6th, 2005 7:15 pmFormer Cabinet minister Robin Cook, 59, has died after collapsing while hill walking in north-west Scotland.
It is believed he was taken ill while walking with his wife Gaynor near the summit of Ben Stack, at around 1420 BST, Northern Constabulary said.
Mr Cook was flown by coastguard helicopter to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, where he was pronounced dead, said an NHS Highland spokesman.
Mr Cook quit as Commons leader in March 2003, in protest over the war in Iraq. …
He first became an MP for Edinburgh Central in 1974 and was appointed the shadow health secretary in 1989, becoming shadow trade and industry secretary in 1992. … Read full obituary
