Ian Wilson Carlyle Reid (May 27, 1931 – January 18, 2016) was a provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1979 to 1989. During his time in office, Reid served various portfolios in the

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under the Governments of Peter Lougheed and Don Getty from 1983 to 1989.

Political career

Reid ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the

1979 Alberta general election The 1979 Alberta general election was held on March 14, 1979, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which had been expanded to 79 seats. The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its third consecutive term in go ...

. He won the electoral district of Edson by a wide margin defeating three other candidates to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative party. He served his first term in the back benches. Reid won his second term in office in the

1982 Alberta general election The 1982 Alberta general election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Less than four years had passed since the Progressive Conservatives won their landslide victory in 1979. Premier Peter Lou ...

. A year after the election on December 20, 1983, Premier

Peter Lougheed Edgar Peter Lougheed ( ; July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding ...

appointed Reid to his first position in the Alberta Executive Council as Solicitor General. He held that position almost all the way through his second term. After Premier

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came to power Reid was promoted to Minister of Labour. Prior to his promotion to Cabinet Reid served as whip for the Government caucus. Reid won his third term in the

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—this time in the new electoral district of West Yellowhead after Edson was abolished. In 1988 his portfolio was changed to Minister of the Environment. He ran in the

1989 Alberta general election The 1989 Alberta general election was held on March 20, 1989, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Many political observers were surprised by the early election call as less than three years had passed since the previous ele ...

but was defeated in a contested race by New Democratic Party candidate

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. The defeat was considered an upset to Reid's cabinet post. He did not run in any subsequent elections.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Ian 1931 births 2016 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Alberta