John Reid (MP)
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]
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Biographical Information
Reid entered Parliament on 11 June 1987.
Current activities
Views
Affiliations
- consultant to G4S UK, a security company with government contracts.
Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes
Publications
Contact
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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.
