Sam Galbraith
Sam Galbraith | |
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Minister for Children and Education | |
In office 19 May 1999 – 2 November 2000 | |
First Minister | Donald Dewar |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Jack McConnell |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 20 March 2001 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Brian Fitzpatrick |
Member of Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |
In office 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Michael Hirst |
Succeeded by | John Lyons |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Laird Galbraith 18 October 1945 Labour |
Samuel Laird Galbraith (18 October 1945 – 18 August 2014) was a Scottish politician and
The
Early life
Galbraith was born in
Political career
At the 1987 general election, he was returned as Member of Parliament for the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency,[2] and held the seat until standing down at the 2001 general election. He was a Scottish Office Minister between 1997 and 1999.[3]
Galbraith served as
Personal life
He was married in 1987 to Nicola Tennant, and they had three daughters, Mhairi, Heather and Fiona.[2] In prior years he was an avid mountaineer who had climbed all the Munros and also climbed in the Alps and Himalayas.
Galbraith received a
From 2006 he was chairman of the Scottish Maritime Museum with facilities at Irvine, North Ayrshire and Dumbarton.[6]
He died on 18 August 2014.[1]
References
- ^ a b Black, Andrew (18 August 2014). "Tributes paid to former Scottish minister Sam Galbraith who has died". BBC News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Resignation calls fall on deaf ears". BBC News. 14 August 2000. Archived from the original on 10 October 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Sam Galbraith: Electoral history and profile". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ MacLeod, Catherine (20 March 2001). "Galbraith resigns today". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Martin, Lorna (17 March 2007). "I was meant to die. I didn't". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- North Ayrshire Council Committee reports and agendaretrieved 22 July 2013.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Sam Galbraith