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George Reid (Scottish politician)

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George Reid (Scottish politician)

Sir George Newlands Reid (4 June 1939 – 12 August 2025) was 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 the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire from February 1974 to 1979.

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Monarch
Elizabeth II
Deputy
mw- Murray ToshTrish Godman
Preceded by
Dick Douglas
Succeeded by
Martin O'Neill
Presiding Officer
David Steel
Parliamentary offices
Parliamentary offices Member of the Scottish Parliamentfor OchilIn office3 May 2003 – 7 May 2007Preceded byRichard SimpsonSucceeded byKeith BrownMember of the Scottish (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)In office1 May 1999 – 3 May 2003Member of Parliamentfor Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireIn office28 February 1974 – 7 April 1979Preceded byDick DouglasSucceeded byMartin O'Neill
Born
George Newlands Reid(1939-06-04)4 June 1939Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Died
12 August 2025(2025-08-12) (aged 86)Denny, Falkirk, Scotland
Political party
Scottish National Party
Alma mater
University of St Andrews Union College
Party
Scottish National Party

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Preceded byDick Douglas
Preceded byDick Douglas
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byDick Douglas
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire February 1974–1979
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byMartin O'Neill
Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scottish Parliament
Preceded byRichard Simpson
Preceded byRichard Simpson
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byRichard Simpson
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ochil 2003–2007
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byKeith Brown
Political offices
Political offices
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Political offices
Preceded bySir David Steel
Preceded bySir David Steel
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded bySir David Steel
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byAlex Fergusson
Other offices
Other offices
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Other offices
Preceded byThe Duke of York
Preceded byThe Duke of York
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Duke of York
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2008–2009
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byThe Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byDick Douglas
Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire February 1974–1979
Succeeded byMartin O'Neill
Scottish Parliament
Preceded byRichard Simpson
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ochil 2003–2007
Succeeded byKeith Brown
Political offices
Preceded bySir David Steel
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
Succeeded byAlex Fergusson
Other offices
Preceded byThe Duke of York
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2008–2009
Succeeded byThe Lord Wilson of Tillyorn

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