Alan Reid (politician)

Alan Reid
Member of Parliament
for Argyll and Bute
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 June 2001
Preceded by Ray Michie
Majority 3,431 (7.6%)
Personal details
Born 7 August 1954
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Nationality British
Political party Liberal Democrat
Alma mater University of Strathclyde

Alan Reid (born 7 August 1954, Ayr) is a Scottish politician. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Argyll and Bute, and was first elected at the 2001 general election.

Background

He was educated at Ayr Academy and the University of Strathclyde where he gained a BSc in Mathematics. Prior to his election to the House of Commons he worked for the University of Glasgow as a computer project manager.

He remains a member of the AUT (Association of University Teachers). He was a councillor on Renfrewshire District Council from 1988-96.

Parliamentary career

He contested Paisley South in a 1990 by-election and the 1992 general election and Dumbarton in 1997, before being elected for Argyll and Bute in 2001.

In the 2010 Parliament he served on the Scottish Affairs Committee.[1] In the previous Parliament he was the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Northern Ireland Office and Scotland Office matters. He has also served as a Liberal Democrat Whip[1]

During the MPs expenses scandal the Daily Telegraph due attention to Reid's claims of over £1500 for stays in B&B's within his own constituency. Reid argued overnight stays were necessary where ferry timetables made it impossible to return to his constituency home, and said he had successfully challenged initially rejected expense claims by explaining the geography of Argyll and Bute.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alan Reid". Parliament UK. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Scottish MP Alan Reid claimed £1,580 for B&Bs and hotels near home: MPs’ expenses". Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ray Michie		 Member of Parliament for Argyll and Bute
2001–present 		Incumbent