Graeme Dey
{{Short description|Scottish politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
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| name = Graeme Dey
| honorific-suffix = MSP
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| caption = Official portrait, 2021
| office = Minister for Veterans
| firstminister = Humza Yousaf
John Swinney
| term_start = 29 March 2023
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| predecessor = Keith Brown{{efn|As Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans.}}
| successor =
| office1 = Minister for Higher and Further Education
| firstminister1 = Humza Yousaf
John Swinney
| term_start1 = 29 March 2023
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| predecessor1 = Jamie Hepburn
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| office2 = Minister for Transport
| majority2 =
| term_start2 = 20 May 2021
| term_end2 = 24 January 2022
| predecessor2 = Paul Wheelhouse
| successor2 = Jenny Gilruth
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|10|29}}
| birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland
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| party = Scottish National Party
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| office4 = Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Angus South
| office3 = Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
| predecessor4 = Constituency established
| predecessor3 = Joe FitzPatrick
| successor3 = George Adam
| firstminister2 = Nicola Sturgeon
| firstminister3 = Nicola Sturgeon
| term_start3 = 27 June 2018
| term_start4 = 6 May 2011
| term_end3 = 20 May 2021
| majority4 = 6,117
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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.{{Cite web |title=Full ministerial team confirmed |url=http://www.gov.scot/news/full-ministerial-team-confirmed/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www.gov.scot |language=en}} 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.
Career
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.{{cite web|url=http://www2.snp.org/graeme_dey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509175804/http://www2.snp.org/graeme_dey |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2011 |title=Graeme Dey |publisher=SNP |access-date=6 May 2011 }}
= Politics =
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.{{cite news |title=Vote 2011: Scotland elections: Angus South |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/36073.stm |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=BBC News |date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520005509/https://www.bbc.com/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/36073.stm |archive-date=20 May 2021}}{{citation|title=SNP's Angus wins no surprise – but margin of victory exceeds all expectations |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Angus/article/13694/snp-s-angus-wins-no-surprise-but-margin-of-victory-exceeds-all-expectations.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510072326/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Angus/article/13694/snp-s-angus-wins-no-surprise-but-margin-of-victory-exceeds-all-expectations.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2011 |work=The Courier |date=6 May 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011 }} 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.Gibson, Rob (2020), Reclaiming Our Land, Highland Heritage Educational Trust, p. 219, {{isbn|9781527281813}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/currentmsps/27503.aspx |title=Personal Information |work=scottish.parliament.uk |publisher=Scottish Parliament |access-date=31 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025542/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/currentmsps/27503.aspx |archive-date=29 November 2014}}
After the election in May 2021, he was appointed on 20 May 2021 as Minister for Transport.{{Cite web|title=New Scottish Cabinet - gov.scot|url=https://www.gov.scot/news/new-scottish-cabinet/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.gov.scot|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519203035/https://www.gov.scot/news/new-scottish-cabinet/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Nicola Sturgeon appoints new health and education secretaries |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57169123 |work=BBC News |date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519230809/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-57169123 |archive-date=19 May 2021}}
In January 2022, Dey tendered his resignation as Transport Minister for health reasons.{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.scot/news/transport-minister-steps-down/ |title=Transport Minister steps down |publisher=Scottish Government |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216194509/https://www.gov.scot/news/transport-minister-steps-down/ |url-status=live }}
In 2023, he was appointed Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans in the Yousaf government.{{Cite news |last=Paton |first=Craig |title=Yousaf says SNP is ‘united’ as he appoints supporters to his first Cabinet |language=en-GB |work=Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/humza-yousaf-kate-forbes-cabinet-snp-government-b1070901.html |access-date=2023-03-30}}
On 19 February 2025, Dey announced he would stand down at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.{{Cite web |last=McDougal |first=Mark |date=19 February 2025 |title=SNP's Graeme Dey to step down as MSP in 2026 election |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24947327.snps-graeme-dey-step-msp-2026-election/ |website=The Herald}}
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External links
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- [http://graemedey.info personal website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160427102656/http://www.snp.org/graeme-dey profile] at SNP.org
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