Ross Reid (politician)

The Honourable Ross Reid PC
Chief of Staff to the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office August 6, 2013 – May 30, 2014
Premier	Kathy Dunderdale Tom Marshall
Preceded by	Brian Taylor
Succeeded by	Darrell Hynes
Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans
In office June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
Prime Minister	Kim Campbell
Preceded by	John Crosbie
Succeeded by	Brian Tobin
Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
In office June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
Prime Minister	Kim Campbell
Preceded by	John Crosbie
Succeeded by	David Dingwall
Member of Parliament for St. John's East
In office November 21, 1988 – October 25, 1993
Preceded by	Jack Harris
Succeeded by	Bonnie Hickey
Personal details
Born	Ian Angus Reid (1952-07-31) July 31, 1952 (age 72) St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	Consultant

Ian Angus "Ross" Reid PC (born July 31, 1952) is a former Canadian politician who most recently served as the Chief of Staff to Newfoundland and Labrador Premiers Kathy Dunderdale and Tom Marshall. Reid is a former Progressive Conservative member of Parliament who served as the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency under Prime Minister Kim Campbell.

Political career

A consultant, Reid has been active with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada since 1975. During the government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, he served as chief of staff to the Minister of Finance, and as an advisor to the Prime Minister.

In September 1988, Reid defeated former provincial cabinet minister Jim Morgan for the Progressive Conservative nomination in St. John's East for the 1988 federal election.^[1] On November 21, 1988, he won the seat, defeating New Democrat incumbent Jack Harris.^[2]

^[3] He became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in 1989, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1991.

When Kim Campbell succeeded Mulroney as prime minister in 1993, she brought Reid into Cabinet as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.^[4][5] However, both he and the Campbell government went down to defeat in the subsequent 1993 federal election.^[6][7]

Reid remained active in the party as National Director of the federal Progressive Conservative party while Jean Charest was party leader.^[8]

Career after politics

Since leaving the House of Commons, Reid has worked as an international consultant on human rights and democratic development, notably for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. He has worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Ukraine, among other countries. He currently serves on the board of directors of IMPACS, the Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society.

In the 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Reid served as the Progressive Conservative Party's campaign chair. The party went on to form government under Danny Williams and Reid was appointed Deputy Minister to the Premier. In January 2007, he resigned his post as Deputy Minister to be re-appointed as the party's campaign chair for the 2007 election.^[9] The Progressive Conservatives were re-elected in the October election and in December 2007, Reid was appointed Deputy Minister for the Voluntary and Non-Profit Sector.^[10]

Reid resigned as Deputy Minister in June 2011 so that he could once again chair the Progressive Conservative Party's campaign in that year's general election. The party was re-elected for a third term in October and Reid was reappointed to his post as Deputy Minister for the Voluntary Non-Profit Sector in December.^[11] In January 2013, it was announced that Reid would be appointed Deputy Minister Responsible for the Provincial Population Growth Strategy.^[12] On August 6, 2013, Premier Kathy Dunderdale announced that Reid would become her new chief of staff.^[13] Reid replaced Brian Taylor, who had taken a leave of absence from the premier's office several weeks earlier.^[14]

References

1. "Former PM aide wins nomination". The Globe and Mail. September 12, 1988.
2. Spears, John (November 22, 1998). "Atlantic tide turns Liberal 2 ministers go down to defeat". Toronto Star. Halifax, Nova Scotia. p. B3. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
3. "NDP lost only eastern seat". The Financial Post. November 22, 1988.
4. "Slimmed-down federal cabinet contains seven newcomers". The Globe and Mail. June 26, 1993.
5. "Not much new in new Conservative cabinet". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario. June 26, 1993. p. A9. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Liberals sweep Atlantic region". The Globe and Mail. October 26, 1993.
7. Barnes, Al (October 26, 1993). "Tory cabinet ministers take beating". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p. A29. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
8. "Charest readies Tory makeover". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1997.
9. "Reid quits premier's office to lead PC campaign". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 4, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
10. "Reid takes on volunteerism project". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 13, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
11. "PC campaign organizers reappointed". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 25, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
12. "Aging demographics 'scary,' Dunderdale says". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
13. "Ross Reid tapped to run premier's office". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 6, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
14. "Dunderdale's chief of staff taking leave of absence". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

External links

• Ross Reid (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography

25th Ministry – Cabinet of Kim Campbell
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Jack Harris, NDP	Member of Parliament for St. John's East 1988–1993	Succeeded by Bonnie Hickey, Liberal