George Reid (Scottish politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

George Reid (Scottish politician)

Scottish politician

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Tullibody, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, journalist, film producer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir George Reid (born 4 June 1939) is a Scottish politician.
From February 1974 to May 1979 he served as a Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire.
He was elected in 1999 as a Member of the newly established Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife.
From 2003 to 2007 he served as member for the Ochil constituency and was appointed as the Scottish Parliament's second Presiding Officer.
He oversaw the completion of the new Parliament building at Holyrood and the move from The Mound to Holyrood in 2004.In May 2008, Reid was appointed as the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the duration of the General Assembly's sitting that year.
In 2009, he was appointed as Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire.