Sam Galbraith

Sam Galbraith
Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture
In office
2 November 2000 – 20 March 2001
First MinisterHenry McLeish
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister for Children and Education
In office
19 May 1999 – 2 November 2000
First MinisterDonald Dewar
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJack McConnell
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
In office
6 May 1999 – 20 March 2001
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBrian Fitzpatrick
Member of Parliament
for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
In office
11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byMichael Hirst
Succeeded byJohn Lyons
Personal details
Born
Samuel Laird Galbraith

18 October 1945
Clitheroe, England
Died18 August 2014 (aged 68)
Glasgow, Scotland
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Political partyLabour

Samuel Laird Galbraith (18 October 1945 – 18 August 2014) was a Scottish politician and neurosurgeon who served as Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture from 2000 to 2001 and Minister for Children and Education from 1999 to 2000. Galbraith was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Strathkelvin and Bearsden from 1999 to 2001, and a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons for the equivalent seat from 1987 to 2001.

The Labour/Liberal Democrat coalition faced demands from Scottish National Party (SNP) politicians, including future First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, for Galbraith to resign after the SQA examinations controversy in 2000.