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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(HM_Government)_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg){kind=small} Sir William Reid | |
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| In office 1 January 1990 – 31 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Anthony Barrowclough |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Buckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1931 (age 93) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Nationality |  Scottish |
| Spouse | Ann Campbell |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg){kind=small} British Army (national service) |
Sir William Kennedy Reid KCB (born 15 February 1931) is a retired civil servant who was Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Scotland and Wales (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman) between 1990 and 1996.
Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1931 and was educated at Robert Gordon's College and George Watson's College. He studied at Edinburgh University and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he achieved first-class honours in Classics.
Between 1952 and 1954, Reid did national service in the British Army before joining the Ministry of Education in 1956. He moved to the Cabinet Office in 1964 and served as Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Burke Trend. During this time, Reid played a modest role in helping to develop the Office of Parliamentary Ombudsman.
In 1967, he became secretary of the Council for Scientific Policy in the Department of Education and Science, becoming Under Secretary in 1974 and then Accountant-General in 1976. Reid moved to the Scottish Office in 1978 as Deputy Secretary of Central Services and then Secretary of the Scottish Home and Health Department between 1984 and 1990.
He was Chairman of Governors of the Scottish Police College between 1984 and 1990. Reid received an Honorary Doctorate from [Aberdeen University in 1996, from Reading University in 1998 and from Napier University in 1998.