Ross Reid
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The Honourable Ross Reid PC |
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| Chief of Staff, Premier's Office | |
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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.
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. On November 21, 1988, he won the seat, defeating New Democrat incumbent Jack Harris. 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.
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