Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans

Graeme Dey MSP

Contact

Address

Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

Graeme Dey was reappointed as Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans in May 2024.

Responsibilities

Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.

Specific responsibilities are:

  • adult learning
  • apprenticeships
  • Community Learning and Development (CLD)
  • Developing the Young Workforce
  • further education and colleges
  • higher education and universities
  • international education strategy and a Scottish programme of exchange
  • non-advanced vocational skills
  • qualifications and accreditation
  • science and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
  • Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
  • Skills Development Scotland
  • student support
  • veterans' support
  • widening access
  • Young Person’s Guarantee
  • youth employment
  • youth work

Biography

Graeme Dey is MSP for Angus South constituency.

He was born and raised in Aberdeen. After graduating, he pursued a career in journalism - working for the Dundee Courier as a sports journalist. He is married with two grown up children.

He was Minister for Transport from 2021 to 2022, having previously served as Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans from 2018 to 2021.

During his time as Minister for Transport, Graeme Dey worked on the roll-out of free bus travel for under-22s and plans to reduce car travel to meet climate targets. He was appointed as Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans in March 2023.

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