George Reid

George Reid, former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament

Early Years

Born on 4 June 1939, George Reid was educated at Dollar Academy and the University of St Andrews (MA Hons). Reid has a background in journalism, as a Features Writer for the Scottish Daily Express, Reporter and Head of News and Current Affairs for Scottish Television, Producer for Granada Television and a presenter for the BBC.

Parliamentary Years

A Scottish Nationalist, his parliamentary career began in 1974 when he was elected MP for Stirlingshire East and Clackmannanshire (until 1979), becoming Vice Convener of the SNP (1997-99), a member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife (1999-2003) and for Ochil (2003-2007) during which time he was elected Presiding Officer.

Corporate Connections

The Rt Hon George Reid is a board member of the Futures Forum, a think-tank established by the Scottish Executive.

Reid presided over several business-orientated events during his time at Holyrood including the Business in the Parliament conference in 2006 and the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in January 2007

In 2007, the Rt Hon George Reid was made one of four Independent Directors of Culture and Sport Glasgow.