Background
Galbraith was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
neurosurgeon politician Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom 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. 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.
[50th United Kingdom Parliament. 51st United Kingdom Parliament. 52nd United Kingdom Parliament]
He served as a Member of Parliament and a 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.