Sam Galbraith

Sam Galbraith
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
In office 6 May 1999 – 20 March 2001
Preceded by	New Parliament
Succeeded by	Brian Fitzpatrick
Member of the UK Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
In office 11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Michael Hirst
Succeeded by	John Lyons
Personal details
Born	18 October 1945 Clitheroe, Lancashire
Died	18 August 2014 (aged 68)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

Samuel Laird Galbraith (18 October 1945 – 18 August 2014) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who had previously been a neurosurgeon of international repute. He served as a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Galbraith was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He was educated at Greenock High School. He studied at Glasgow University, where he received honours in medicine. Galbraith was a respected neurosurgeon, whose skills saved many lives at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital.

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 was a Scottish Office Minister between 1997 and 1999.

Galbraith served as Minister for Children and Education in the Scottish Executive under Donald Dewar from 1999 to 2000 and then as Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture. On 20 March 2001 he announced his resignation from ministerial office and his parliamentary seats for health reasons.

He was married, the father of three daughters. In prior years he was an avid mountaineer who had climbed all the Munros and also climbed in the Alps and Himalayas.

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