The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today appointed Scott Reid, MHA for St. George’s – Humber, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, and Special Assistant to the Premier on Rural Renewal.
MHA Reid was first elected to the House of Assembly in 2014 and served as Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2019-21. Prior to this, he was an educator at Memorial University in the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business Administration.
A complete bio for MHA Reid can be found in the backgrounder below.
There is no additional compensation for assuming these roles.
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“I wish Mr. Reid well as he takes on these new responsibilities. He will be a great help to myself and the Ministers of Education and Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, as we all work on behalf of the people of the province to ensure Newfoundland and Labrador reaches its full potential.”
Honourable Andrew Furey
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
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BACKGROUNDER
Bio for Scott Reid
Scott Reid completed a degree in Political Science and Economics at Memorial University and a Masters in Educational Leadership, returning to university in 1999 to complete a PhD at the University of Ottawa.
Mr. Reid has many years of experience in government starting in 1989 when he took a staff position in the government of Clyde Wells. Outside of government, Mr. Reid taught at the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business at Memorial University. He also owned and was editor of a small community newspaper.
Mr. Reid was first elected in a by-election in August 2014 and was re-elected in the general elections in 2015, 2019, and 2021 continuing to represent the people of St. George’s – Humber in the House of Assembly. Mr. Reid served as Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2019-21.
He and his wife Shaunna Reid (Lawrence) of Isle aux Morts have a 19 year-old daughter, Katherine.