Bruce Millan

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Bruce Millan (born 5 October 1927) is a Scottish Labour politician. He was born in Dundee and educated at the Harris Academy in that city.

He was elected MP for Glasgow Craigton at the 1959 general election and served for that seat, and after its abolition for Glasgow Govan, until 1988. He served 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 notable 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.

[edit] References

• Torrance, David, The Scottish Secretaries (Birlinn 2006)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Jack Nixon Browne	Glasgow Craigton 1955–1983	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by Andrew McMahon	Glasgow Govan 1983–1988	Succeeded by Jim Sillars
Political offices
Preceded by William Ross	Secretary of State for Scotland 1976–1979	Succeeded by George Younger