Graeme Dey

Graeme Dey
Official portrait, 2021
Minister for Parliamentary Business
In office
21 September 2025 – 20 May 2026
First MinisterJohn Swinney
Preceded byJamie Hepburn
Succeeded byJamie Hepburn
In office
27 June 2018 – 20 May 2021
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byJoe FitzPatrick
Succeeded byGeorge Adam
Minister for Veterans
In office
29 March 2023 – 20 May 2026
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byKeith Brown
Succeeded byJamie Hepburn
Minister for Higher and Further Education
In office
29 March 2023 – 21 September 2025
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byJamie Hepburn
Succeeded byBen Macpherson
Minister for Transport
In office
20 May 2021 – 24 January 2022
Preceded byPaul Wheelhouse
Succeeded byJenny Gilruth
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Angus South
In office
6 May 2011 – 9 April 2026
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byLloyd Melville
Personal details
Born (1962-10-29) 29 October 1962 (age 64)
Aberdeen, Scotland
PartyScottish National Party

Graeme James Dey (born 29 October 1962) is a Scottish politician who served as the Minister for Parliamentary Business in the Scottish Government between 2025 and 2026, alongside being the Minister for Veterans between 2023 and 2026, having previously served in a combined role as Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans from 2018 to 2021. He also served as Minister for Transport from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Angus South from 2011 to 2026.

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.

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. 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. 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.

After the election in May 2021, he was appointed on 20 May 2021 as Minister for Transport. In January 2022, Dey tendered his resignation as Transport Minister for health reasons. In 2023, he was appointed Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans in the Yousaf government. In February 2025, Dey announced he would not seek re-election at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

In September 2025, Dey was appointed the Minister for Parliamentary Business by First Minister John Swinney, following the resignation of Jamie Hepburn.

Notes

  1. ↑ Post was titled Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans from 2018 to 2021
  2. ↑ Veterans remit previously part of Cabinet Secretary for Justice as Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
  3. ↑ Post merged again with Minister for Parliamentary Business to form Minister for Parliamentary Business & Veterans

References

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  3. ↑ "Vote 2011: Scotland elections: Angus South". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "SNP's Angus wins no surprise – but margin of victory exceeds all expectations", The Courier, 6 May 2011, archived from the original on 10 May 2011, retrieved 6 May 2011
  5. ↑ Gibson, Rob (2020), Reclaiming Our Land, Highland Heritage Educational Trust, p. 219, ISBN 9781527281813
  6. ↑ "Personal Information". scottish.parliament.uk. Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "New Scottish Cabinet - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nicola Sturgeon appoints new health and education secretaries". BBC News. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Transport Minister steps down". Scottish Government. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Paton, Craig. "Yousaf says SNP is 'united' as he appoints supporters to his first Cabinet". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ↑ McDougal, Mark (19 February 2025). "SNP's Graeme Dey to step down as MSP in 2026 election". The Herald.
  12. ↑ "New Minister for Parliamentary Business appointed". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 27 September 2025.