George Reid (Scottish politician)

Sir George Reid
Official portrait, 2003
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
In office
7 May 2003 – 14 May 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Deputy
Preceded byDavid Steel
Succeeded byAlex Fergusson
Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
In office
12 May 1999 – 7 May 2003
Serving with Patricia Ferguson (1999–2001) and Murray Tosh (2001–2003)
Presiding OfficerDavid Steel
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAlasdair Morgan
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Ochil
In office
3 May 2003 – 7 May 2007
Preceded byRichard Simpson
Succeeded byKeith Brown
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and Fife
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
1 May 1999 – 3 May 2003
Member of Parliament
for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
In office
28 February 1974 – 7 April 1979
Preceded byDick Douglas
Succeeded byMartin O'Neill
Personal details
Born
George Newlands Reid

(1939-06-04) 4 June 1939 (age 85)
Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
Union College

Sir George Newlands Reid KT FRSE[1] (born 4 June 1939) is a Scottish politician and journalist who served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 1999 to 2003 and then for the Ochil constituency from 2003 to 2007. Reid was Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from February 1974 to 1979.

  1. ^ "REID, Rt Hon. Sir George (Newlands)". Who's Who. Vol. 2022 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)