# Graham Forbes

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{{Short description|Scottish priest}}
{{similar names|Graeme Forbes (disambiguation){{!}}Graeme Forbes}}
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| name             = Graham Forbes
| honorific-suffix = [CBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire)
| title            = [Provost](/source/Provost_(religion)) of [St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh](/source/St._Mary's_Cathedral%2C_Edinburgh_(Episcopal))
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'''Graham John Thomson Forbes''', [CBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) is a [priest](/source/priest) of the [Scottish Episcopal Church](/source/Scottish_Episcopal_Church). He was Provost of [St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh](/source/St._Mary's_Cathedral%2C_Edinburgh_(Episcopal)) from 1990 until June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scotland.anglican.org/provost-st-marys-cathedral-edinburgh-announces-retirement/|title = Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh announces retirement|website=Scotland.anglican.org|date = 7 July 2016}}</ref>

He was born on 10 June 1951 and educated at [George Heriot's School, Edinburgh](/source/George_Heriot's_School) and the [University of Aberdeen](/source/University_of_Aberdeen).<ref>[Who's Who](/source/Who's_Who)2008: London, [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black) {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}}</ref> and the University of Edinburgh. [Ordained](/source/Ordained) in 1976, he was a [Curate](/source/Curate) at [Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh](/source/Old_Saint_Paul's%2C_Edinburgh)<ref>''Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000'', Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark {{ISBN|0-567-08746-8}}</ref> after which he was appointed [Provost](/source/Provost_(religion)) of [St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth](/source/St_Ninian's_Cathedral%2C_Perth) in 1982.<ref>''[Crockford's Clerical Directory](/source/Crockford's_Clerical_Directory)'', 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-7151-1030-0}}</ref>

== Current appointments ==
Forbes is currently Chair of the [Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland](/source/Mental_Welfare_Commission_for_Scotland), Chair of [OSCR](/source/OSCR) ([Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](/source/Office_of_the_Scottish_Charity_Regulator)) 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 [Parole Board](/source/Parole_Board) of Scotland; the Scottish Board of the [Royal College of Anaesthetists](/source/Royal_College_of_Anaesthetists); the Scottish Community Education Council and the Edinburgh Board of Manpower Services Commission. He is an Honorary Doctor of [Napier University](/source/Napier_University). 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](/source/Scottish_Criminal_Cases_Review_Commission) (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.<ref>Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Schedule 9A, paragraph 2(5)</ref>

He was appointed a [CBE](/source/CBE) in 2003 for public service in Scotland.

== References ==
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{{Provosts of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth}}
{{Provosts of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh}}

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{{S-aft|after= [Kevin Gerhard Franz](/source/Kevin_Gerhard_Franz) }}
{{S-bef|before=[George Philip Chorley Crosfield](/source/George_Philip_Chorley_Crosfield)}}
{{S-ttl|title=[Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh](/source/St_Mary's_Cathedral%2C_Edinburgh_(Episcopal))|years=1990 – }}
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Category:Provosts of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth
Category:Provosts of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

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