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  Millan, Bruce
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NameBruce Millan
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Glasgow, England , United Kingdom
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Born October 05, 1927
Died February 21, 2013 (85 years)
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Nov 26, 2023 05:40pm
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InfoMillan was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Craigton at the 1959 general election and served for that seat until its abolition, then for Glasgow Govan, until 1988. He served in the Wilson Government of 1964–70 as Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force from 1964 to 1966, and as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1966 to 1970, and in the Callaghan government of 1976–1979 as Secretary of State for Scotland.

In 1988 he left Parliament, by applying for the Chiltern Hundreds, to take up the post of European Commissioner for Regional Policy and Cohesion which he held until 1995. The vacancy he left was filled by Jim Sillars of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the Glasgow Govan by-election of 1988.

In 1999–2001 he chaired the Millan Committee which proposed reforms to the provision of Mental Health care in Scotland.


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  06/11/1987 UK Parliament - Glasgow Govan Won 64.83% (+52.54%)
  06/09/1983 UK Parliament - Glasgow Govan Won 54.95% (+35.22%)
  11/19/1981 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Election Won 4.63% (-2.77%)
  12/04/1980 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Election Lost 3.83% (-2.85%)
  05/03/1979 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Won 59.89% (+31.44%)
  04/08/1976 UK Secretary of State for Scotland Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/10/1974 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Won 54.16% (+31.64%)
  02/28/1974 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Won 51.33% (+20.58%)
  06/18/1970 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Won 55.69% (+19.24%)
  03/31/1966 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Won 57.90% (+25.17%)
  10/15/1964 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Won 58.39% (+16.78%)
  10/08/1959 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Won 50.78% (+1.56%)
  06/26/1955 UK Parliament - Glasgow Craigton Lost 49.72% (-0.55%)
  10/25/1951 UK Parliament - Renfrewshire West Lost 46.29% (-7.42%)
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