Ross Reid
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| The Honourable Ross Reid PC |
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| Chief of Staff, Premier's Office | |
| In office August 6, 2013 – May 30, 2014 |
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| Premier | Kathy Dunderdale Tom Marshall |
| Preceded by | Brian Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Darrell Hynes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1952 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Profession | Consultant |
Ian Angus "Ross" Reid, PC (born July 31, 1952) is a former Canadian politician who mostly recently served as the Chief of Staff to Newfoundland and Labrador Premier's 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 provincial 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 he could once again chair the PC Party's campaign in the upcoming 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's 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]
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| 25th Ministry – Cabinet of Kim Campbell | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| John Crosbie | Minister of Fisheries and Oceans 1993 |
Brian Tobin |
| John Crosbie | Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 1993 |
David Dingwall |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for St. John's East 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by Bonnie Hickey, Liberal |
| Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)1 | |
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| Ministers of Marine (1930–1936)2 | |
| Ministers of Fisheries (1930–1969) | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–1971) | |
| Ministers of the Environment (1971–1976)3 | |
| Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–1976) | |
| Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–1979) | |
| Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015) | |
| Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–) | |
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1The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930
2The offices of Minister of Marine and Minister of Railways and Canals were abolished and the office of Minister of Transport was created in 1936 3From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries. |
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