George Reid (Scottish politician)

The Right Honourable Sir George Reid KT FRSE
Official portrait, 2003
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
In office 7 May 2003 – 14 May 2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Murray Tosh Trish Godman
Preceded by	David Steel
Succeeded by	Alex Fergusson
Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
In office 12 May 1999 – 7 May 2003 Serving with Patricia Ferguson (1999–2001) and Murray Tosh (2001–2003)
Presiding Officer	David Steel
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Alasdair Morgan
Parliamentary offices Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ochil In office 3 May 2003 – 7 May 2007 Preceded by Richard Simpson Succeeded by Keith Brown Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) In office 1 May 1999 – 3 May 2003 Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire In office 28 February 1974 – 7 April 1979 Preceded by Dick Douglas Succeeded by Martin O'Neill
Personal details
Born	George Newlands Reid (1939-06-04) 4 June 1939 (age 85) Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of St Andrews Union College

Sir George Newlands Reid KT FRSE^[1] (born 4 June 1939) is 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 Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from February 1974 to 1979.