Sam Galbraith
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Samuel Laird "Sam" Galbraith (born 18 October 1945) is a Scottish
Labour Party
politician. He is a former Member of Parliament
and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament
.
At the 1987 general election
, he was returned as Member of Parliament
for the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency
, and held the seat until standing down at the 2001 general election
. He announced his resignation on 20 March 2001 due to reasons of health.
Galbraith served as Minister for Children and Education in the Scottish Executive
under Donald Dewar
from 1999 to 2000 and then, following the SQA exams controversy which was primarily his fault, as Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture under Henry McLeish
until his resignation on 20 March 2001 from ministerial office and his parliamentary seats for health reasons. He had previously been a Scottish Office
Minister between 1997 and 1999, and before that had been a respected neurosurgeon.
Galbraith is the world's longest surviving recipient of a lung transplant
, having received a complete lung in 1990 due to a genetic condition (the same condition which took the life of a sister).
Galbraith was born in Clitheroe
, Lancashire
. He attended Greenock
High School
and then Glasgow University, where he received honours in medicine
. He is married, the father of three daughters. In prior years he was an avid mountaineer
and a Boy Scout
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Labour Party
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
politician. He is a former Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
.
At the 1987 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1987
The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd...
, he was returned as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency
Strathkelvin and Bearsden (UK Parliament constituency)
Strathkelvin and Bearsden was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983...
, and held the seat until standing down at the 2001 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
. He announced his resignation on 20 March 2001 due to reasons of health.
Galbraith served as Minister for Children and Education in the Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive
The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and the term Scottish Executive remains its legal name under the Scotland Act 1998...
under Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar
Donald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
from 1999 to 2000 and then, following the SQA exams controversy which was primarily his fault, as Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture under Henry McLeish
Henry McLeish
Henry Baird McLeish is a Scottish Labour Party politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which...
until his resignation on 20 March 2001 from ministerial office and his parliamentary seats for health reasons. He had previously been a Scottish Office
Scottish Office
The Scottish Office was a department of the United Kingdom Government from 1885 until 1999, exercising a wide range of government functions in relation to Scotland under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland...
Minister between 1997 and 1999, and before that had been a respected neurosurgeon.
Galbraith is the world's longest surviving recipient of a lung transplant
Lung transplantation
Lung transplantation, or pulmonary transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a patient's diseased lungs are partially or totally replaced by lungs which come from a donor...
, having received a complete lung in 1990 due to a genetic condition (the same condition which took the life of a sister).
Galbraith was born in Clitheroe
Clitheroe
Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is 1½ miles from the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. He attended Greenock
Greenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and then Glasgow University, where he received honours in medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
. He is married, the father of three daughters. In prior years he was an avid mountaineer
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
and a Boy Scout
Scouting in Scotland
Scouting in Scotland is largely represented by The Scottish Council of The Scout Association, a registered Scottish Charity that is affiliated to the Scout Association of the United Kingdom...
.