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Bruce Millan

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

He was elected Member of Parliament for Glasgow Craigton at the 1955 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.

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

Preceded by:
William Ross
Secretary of State for Scotland
1976–1979
Followed by:
George Younger
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