Ian Angus Ross Reid, PC

Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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 (born July 31, 1952) is a Canadian

Canada

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 politician.

Political career

A consultant, Reid has been active with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

 since 1975. During the government of Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

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 Brian Mulroney

Brian Mulroney

Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...

, he served as chief of staff to the Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance (Canada)

The Minister of Finance is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget...

, and as an advisor to the Prime Minister.

In the 1988 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1988

The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....

, he ran for and won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for St. John's East

St. John's East

St. John's East is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....

. He became Parliamentary Secretary

Parliamentary Secretary

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 to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada)

The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for supervising the fishing industry and administrating all navigable waterways in the country...

 in 1989, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)

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 in 1991.

When Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell

Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...

 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. However, both he and the Campbell government went down to defeat in the subsequent 1993 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1993

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.

Reid remained active in the party as National Director of the federal Progressive Conservative party while Jean Charest

Jean Charest

John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....

 was party leader.

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.

Reid was the campaign manager

Campaign manager

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 for the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party's successful 2003 election campaign

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

The 46th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 17th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

, and headed Danny Williams

Danny Williams (politician)

Daniel E. "Danny" Williams, QC, MHA is a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer who served as the ninth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between November 6, 2003, and December 3, 2010. Williams was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador...

 transition team following the election. He subsequently served as Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister (Canada)

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 to the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister, head of government and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Before 1964, the position's official title was Premier of Newfoundland...

, Reid was re-appointed to the same position as Campaign Chair in 2008, and was appointed Deputy Minister for the Voluntary and Non-profit Sector following the successful campaign.

Reid also serves on the board of directors of the Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS) http://www.impacs.org/about/board/PloneArticle_view, a nonprofit group which supports "free, open and accountable media" internationally.

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