Graeme Dey | |
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Minister for Veterans | |
Assumed office 29 March 2023 | |
First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
Preceded by | Keith Brown [lower-alpha 1] |
Minister for Higher and Further Education | |
Assumed office 29 March 2023 | |
First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
Preceded by | Jamie Hepburn |
Minister for Transport | |
In office 20 May 2021 –24 January 2022 | |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
Preceded by | Paul Wheelhouse |
Succeeded by | Jenny Gilruth |
Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans | |
In office 27 June 2018 –20 May 2021 | |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
Preceded by | Joe FitzPatrick |
Succeeded by | George Adam |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Angus South | |
Assumed office 6 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 6,117 |
Personal details | |
Born | Aberdeen,Scotland | 29 October 1962
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Graeme James Dey (born 29 October 1962) is a Scottish politician currently serving as the Minister for Veterans and the Minister for Higher and Further Education since 2023. [1] He served as Minister for Transport from 2021 to 2022,having previously served as Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),he has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Angus South since 2011.
Dey is a journalist,having worked for DC Thomson since 1980 and serving as sports editor of The Courier . From 2001 to 2017,he served as MP Mike Weir's election agent,managing successful campaigns in 2001,2005,and 2010. [2]
At the 2011 Scottish Parliament election,Dey was elected as MSP for Angus South with 16,164 votes (58.5% of total),a 38.3% majority. [3] [4] He served as Deputy Convener of the Parliament's Rural Affairs,Climate Change and Environment (RACCE) Committee during its scrutiny of the Land Reform Bill 2015. [5]
Dey was re-elected in 2016. On 27 June 2018,he was appointed as Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans,a junior post in Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish Government. [6]
After the election in May 2021,he was appointed on 20 May 2021 as Minister for Transport. [7] [8]
In January 2022,Dey tendered his resignation as Transport Minister for health reasons. [9]
In 2023,he was appointed Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans in the Yousaf government. [10]
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