Graeme Downie Explained

Graeme Downie
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of Parliament
for Dunfermline and Dollar
Term Start:4 July 2024
Predecessor:Constituency Established
Majority:8,241 (18.4%)
Party:Labour
Alma Mater:University of Stirling

Graeme James Downie[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and Dollar since 2024.[2] Prior to his election, he was elected as Councillor for West Fife and Coastal Villages[3] and Health Spokesperson in the Labour-led Fife Council administration. He continues as a councillor but has stood down from his roles as Health Spokesperson.[4]

Education

Downie attended Craigmount High School in Edinburgh before reading Politics at the University of Stirling, graduating in 2002. He was one of the first in his family to attend university.

Personal life

Downie lives in Torryburn in the West Fife and Coastal Villages ward of his constituency.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alastair Campbell praises his nephew as he becomes Rushcliffe MP. Oliver. Pridmore. July 5, 2024. Nottinghamshire Live.
  2. Web site: Dunfermline & Dollar General Election 2024 . 5 July 2024 . Sky News.
  3. Web site: Council . Fife . 2023-05-09 . Your local councillors - West Fife and coastal villages . 2024-07-23 . www.fife.gov.uk . en.
  4. Web site: Clare . Buchanan . 2024-07-22 . Questions on the table as Downie starts life as Dunfermline and Dollar MP . 2024-07-26 . Dunfermline Press . en.