George Reid (Scottish politician)
Sir George Reid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 May 2003 – 14 May 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | George Newlands Reid 4 June 1939 Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 August 2025 (aged 86) Denny, Falkirk, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Scottish National Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews Union College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.