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Sir George Newlands Reid (born 4 June 1939) is a Scottish politician and journalist who served as
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from 2003 to 2007. A member of the
Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
(SNP), he was a
Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; gd, Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; sco, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. Electoral system The ad ...
(MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from
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to 2003 and then for the Ochil constituency from
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to 2007. Reid was
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(MP) for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from
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to
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.


Early life

Reid was born on 4 June 1939 in
Tullibody Tullibody ( gd, Tulach Bòide), is a town set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley. The town is south-west of Alva, north-west of Alloa and east-nor ...
, near
Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where ...
,
Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the hi ...
, the son of George Reid, a company director, and Margaret (née Forsyth). He was educated at Tullibody School and
Dollar Academy Dollar Academy, founded in 1818 by John McNabb, is an independent co-educational day and boarding school in Scotland. The open campus occupies a site in the centre of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, at the foot of the Ochil Hills. Overview As of 20 ...
. Reid attended the
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, where he earned an MA with
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in History in 1962. He then continued with further studies in
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and at
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in the United States, obtaining a diploma in
international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...
.


Journalist career

Reid worked as a
broadcast Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum ( radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting began ...
journalist and television producer for the
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...
,
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and
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, and as a print journalist for several newspapers. In this time he produced over 200 television documentaries, including
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winner ''Contract 736'', about the construction of the RMS
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. After leaving Westminster he briefly returned to journalism. For
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, he presented
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, which was produced by
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. He was producer of the famous reportage by
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of the
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of 1984 that inspired the Band Aid and
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charity campaigns, which led him to be headhunted by the
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. He was part of an international disaster team that responded to the
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. He was Director of Public Affairs of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent for 12 years, based in
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,
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, but working worldwide in conflict and
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zones.


Political career


Early political career

Reid was elected as the
Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
(SNP) Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire in the February 1974 general election, with a majority of 3,610. He more than doubled his majority to 7,341 in the October 1974 general election, but then lost by a narrow 984 votes in the 1979 general election. During his time at Westminster he served as a member of the
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and that of the
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. In 1995 Reid re-entered
Scottish politics The politics of Scotland operate within the constitution of the United Kingdom, of which Scotland is a home nation. Scotland is a democracy, being represented in both the Scottish Parliament and the Parliament of the United Kingdom since the Sco ...
by delivering the annual Donaldson Lecture at the SNP conference, drawing on his knowledge of
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to argue a case for why a party like the SNP could be expected to prosper if a
Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...
was established.
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Secretary of State for Scotland The secretary of state for Scotland ( gd, Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba; sco, Secretar o State fir Scotland), also referred to as the Scottish secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the Unit ...
George Robertson's contrary claim that
devolution Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization. Devolved territories h ...
would "kill the SNP stone dead" was dismissed by Reid by saying "Ho, ho, ho".


Election to Holyrood

He stood in the Ochil constituency, which covered approximately the same area as his old seat, at
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in the UK general election 1997, coming in second. When the new
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
administration moved forward with proposals for a Scottish Parliament, Reid first served on the pre-establishment Consultative Steering Group, and then was elected in the first election in 1999 to represent Mid Scotland and Fife. At the opening of the Parliament Reid was defeated 82 votes to 44 by Sir David Steel for the position of
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and was instead elected a Deputy Presiding Officer.


Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (2003–2007)

At the
2003 Scottish Parliament election The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive. Jack McConnell, the Labour Party MSP, rema ...
Reid succeeded in winning the Ochil constituency
first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
. He was then elected by his fellow MSPs to succeed David Steel as Presiding Officer. As the Presiding Officer is expected to be strictly nonpartisan, he voluntarily suspended his SNP membership for the duration of his tenure. As the Presiding Officer has a role in advising the monarch, Reid was appointed a member of the
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in 2004. He oversaw the completion of the new
Scottish Parliament building ; sco, Scots Pairlament Biggin , native_name_lang = , former_names = , alternate_names = Holyrood , image = Scottish Parliament building - geograph.org.uk - 2469654.jpg , image_alt = , caption ...
at Holyrood and the move from
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to Holyrood in 2004. At the official opening of the new building that year, he made a keynote speech in which he paid tribute to the construction as an
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achievement, and urged parliamentarians to "listen to the building" to inspire them in their future endeavours. As Presiding Officer he also led the creation of a Scottish Futures Forum, to promote cross-party strategic thinking. He was appointed President of the
Royal Commonwealth Society The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote the value of the Commonwealth and the values upon which it is based. The Society upholds the values of the Commonwealth Charter, promoting confli ...
Scotland, and became
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of the Scottish Disability Equality Forum.


Post–Presiding Officer

Reid chose not to seek re-election at the end of the 2007 Parliamentary term. As an independent figure with experience of a devolved parliament, he was chosen to lead a review of the administration of the troubled
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. Reid also joined the
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's
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-
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diplomatic commission. On 19 April 2007 he was made a Freeman of the County of Clackmannanshire. He had his portrait taken by photographer
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the same year. In May 2008, Reid was appointed as the
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the Scottish monarch's personal representative to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (the Kirk), reflecting the Church's role as the national church of ...
for the duration of the General Assembly's sitting that year. He was then appointed
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the Scottish monarch's personal representative to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (the Kirk), reflecting the Church's role as the national church of ...
in January 2008, to serve as the Queen's personal representative to the
Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
. This position is second only to the Queen and the
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in the ceremonial
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. In 2006 he was appointed by the
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as an
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in the
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. Between 2008 and 2011 he was an independent adviser on the Scottish Ministerial Code. In September 2009, Reid was appointed by the
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to lead a wide-ranging internal governance review. Reid produced a report, making a range of recommendations that were accepted by the Trust. In 2009, he was appointed as Her Majesty's
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. He was an Electoral Commissioner from 2010 to 2014. In 2013 he underwent major surgery for bladder cancer. He resigned all his positions, then made a good recovery.


Awards and honours

After relief efforts for the
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Reid was recognised with the Gold Medal of the Supreme Soviet of
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and the Pirogov Gold Medal of the
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. During his time as Presiding Officer he won the Herald newspaper's
Scottish Politician of the Year Scottish Politician of the Year is an annual award established in 1999. It is held by '' The Herald'' newspaper in Prestonfield House, Edinburgh. Although the awards ceremony has been held once at the Royal Museum, Prestonfield House Hotel is c ...
award in 2003 and 2005, becoming the first person to have won the award on two occasions, followed by a lifetime achievement award in 2013. Reid was made a
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of
Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the hi ...
in 2007. He received also several honorary doctorates, i.e. an LLD degree from the
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in 2005, a DUniv degree from
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in 2006, the degree of Dr.h.c. from the
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in 2007, and a DUniv degree from the
University of Stirling The University of Stirling (, gd, Oilthigh Shruighlea (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built w ...
in 2008. Reid was
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in the
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(FRSE). On 10 June 2022, Reid was appointed a
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(KT).


Personal life

Reid is married with two children.


References


External links

*
Scottish Futures Forum
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