John Reid (MP)
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John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, PC ( (born 08 May 1947, Lanarkshire) is a Labour peer and the former MP for Airdrie and Shotts. He entered the House of Lords on 22 July 2010. [1]
He was the Minister of Defence (1997-1998) and the Minister of Transport (1998-1999), as well as the Secretary of State for Scotland (1999-2001), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2001-2002), leader of the House of Commons (2003), Secretary of State for Health (2003-2005), Secretary of State for Defence (2005-2006), and Secretary of State for The Home Office (2006-2007).[2]
Background
Reid entered Parliament on 11 June 1987.
Current activities
G4S
Affiliations
- Chairman,[3] Celtic Football Club (http://www.celticfc.net/home.aspx). Approved by ACOBA subject to "normal three-month wait and, for 12 months after leaving office, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the Government".[4] Stepped down in June 2011, citing the need for fresh talent to take over[5]
- Consultant to G4S UK, a security company with government contracts, December 2008.[6] Approved by ACOBA who saw "no reason why he should not take it up forthwith"[7]
- Visiting Professor and Director, Institute of Security and Resilience Studies University College London, November 2008. Approved by ACOBA who saw "no reason why he should not take it up forthwith"[7]
Resources
- Kyle, Gregor, "John Reid Confirmed as New Chairman," Celtic FC, undated, accessed 28 November 2008.
- Reid, John, Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP, accessed 28 November 2008.
- Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
Notes
- ↑ Lord Reid of Cardowan, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 28 March 2011
- ↑ Reid, John, Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP, accessed 28 November 2008.
- ↑ Kyle, Gregor, "John Reid Confirmed as New Chairman," Celtic FC, undated, accessed 28 November 2008.
- ↑ The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 6 November 2014
- ↑ Lord Reid to stand down as Celtic chairman BBC, 3 June 2011, accessed 6 November 2014
- ↑ Geoffrey Levy, Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector, 10th June 2011, accessed 14 June 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Tenth Report 2008-2009 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 7 November 2014
