Graham John Thomson Forbes,

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is a

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of the

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. He was Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh from 1990 until June 2017. He was born on 10 June 1951 and educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh and the

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. and the University of Edinburgh.

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in 1976, he was a

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Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh Old Saint Paul's is an historic church of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town in Scotland. It is one of the original congregations of the Scottish Episcopal Church, part of the Anglican Communion, which evolved wit ...

after which he was appointed

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St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. History The Episcopal Church in Scotland was disestablished in 1689 and all the Scottish cathedrals became the pr ...

in 1982.

Current appointments

Forbes is currently Chair of the

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, Chair of

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(

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) and Chair of Court, Edinburgh Napier University. He also serves on the Armed Forces Pay Review Body and the Security Vetting Appeals Panel. In addition he is the Honorary Consul of Portugal in Edinburgh.

Previous appointments

Forbes' previous appointments include HM (lay) Inspector of Constabulary; the General Medical Council; the Scottish Consumer Council; the

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of Scotland; the Scottish Board of the

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; the Scottish Community Education Council and the Edinburgh Board of Manpower Services Commission. He is an Honorary Doctor of

Napier University Edinburgh Napier University () is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier Technical College, the predecessor of the university, was founded in 1964, taking its name from 16th-century Scottish mathematician and philosopher John Napie ...

. He chaired the Scottish Executive's Expert Group on MMR. In January 2002, he became chairman of the board of the

Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, established by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act ...

(SCCRC), having been a board member since its inception in 1999. He ceased to be a member on 31 December 2008, having served the maximum period permitted by statute.Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Schedule 9A, paragraph 2(5) He was appointed a

in 2003 for public service in Scotland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forbes, Graham 1951 births Living people People educated at George Heriot's School Alumni of the University of Aberdeen 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian priests 21st-century Scottish Episcopalian priests Provosts of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth Provosts of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal) Commanders of the Order of the British Empire