Graeme Dey
Scottish National Party
MSP for Angus South (Constituency) 2011 - present day
About Graeme Dey
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6292
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
282-284 High Street
Arbroath
DD11 1JF
Phone: 01241 873058
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Graeme is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Graeme is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Graeme has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
Scottish Government
Find out more about the Cabinet and Ministers at the Scottish Government website.
Party Roles
Graeme does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Graeme has had 10 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
14 June 2016 - 28 June 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Convener
07 September 2016 - 28 June 2018
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2016 - 28 June 2018
Conveners Group
Member
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
05 November 2015 - 23 March 2016
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
31 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Deputy Convener
01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Whip
Scottish National Party
22 September 2015 - 17 December 2015
Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Amendment Bill Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 05 November 2015
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 31 October 2012
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Member
Register of interests
Graeme's register of interests
MSP's must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Graeme Dey. The date of their initial statement was 19 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a season ticket holder Carnoustie Golf Links.
I am the Patron of Arbroath St Thomas Swimming Club.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 1 July 2019]
I have a Standard Life Pension.
Biography
Overview
Before becoming an MSP in 2011, I had a 30-year career in sports journalism. That career began in my home city of Aberdeen in 1980, before I moved to Dundee in 1985. Since 1990, I've lived in Carnoustie with my wife and family, a town that sits within my Angus South constituency.
What motivated you to become an MSP?
My passion for politics started from a very young age. It took me until 1998 to actually join the SNP, around the time of the devolution referendum.
Running election campaigns, becoming an MSP and then a Scottish Government minister was quite unexpected. My passion for providing effective, practical and political representation for the people of Angus South has acted as a driver throughout. There's nothing more satisfying about this job than securing the right outcome for a constituent who's turned to my office for help!
Recent Activity
What was said
What Graeme Dey has said in Parliament
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Veterans (Covid-19 Support)
Graeme Dey made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 18 June 2020
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey): "The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that all armed forces personnel, veterans and their families living in Scotland are able to access the best possible care and support…
Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill
Graeme Dey made 5 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 03 June 2020
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey): "I thank everyone who has engaged with the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill throughout its parliamentary passage. Many constructive contributions from all parties have helped to improve the legislation, which I hope we will shortly pass…
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Graeme Dey made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 03 June 2020
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey): "Unlike Mr Kerr, I will not fight old battles; instead, I want to focus on what is actually before us…
Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill: Stage 3
Graeme Dey made 8 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 03 June 2020
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey): "The amendments in this group seek to place particular focus on the needs of voters with disabilities. It goes without saying that we all wish to ensure that our elections engage and include all voters…
Business Motions
Graeme Dey made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 28 April 2020
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey): "As you know all too well, Presiding Officer, the unprecedented times that we are in have, among other things, posed a serious of challenges for this Parliament on how it meets and how it finds ways to effectively scrutinise the Government…
Written questions
Written questions Graeme Dey has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
S5W-17348 - Answered
19 June 2018
Dey, Graeme: "To ask the Scottish Government when it will lay for consultation the proposed draft regulations providing for the disclosure of information about persons who have controlling interests in land in a public register as required by Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016."
S5W-17047 - Answered
05 June 2018
Dey, Graeme: "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the benefits of migration to the Scottish economy and society."
S5W-17005 - Answered
31 May 2018
Dey, Graeme: "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Food Supply Chain Manifesto, which calls on the UK Government to guarantee continued access to permanent and seasonal workers for the farming and food production sector."
S5W-16960 - Answered
30 May 2018
Dey, Graeme: "To ask the Scottish Government when the annual progress report on the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme will be published."
S5O-02139 - Unanswered
16 May 2018
Dey, Graeme: "To ask the Scottish Government what impact the introduction of average speed cameras on the A90 has had on road safety between Dundee and Aberdeen."
See all of Graeme Dey's written questions submitted in Parliament