Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8537
reidja@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
MP (Labour) for Motherwell North 1987-97, for Hamilton North and Bellshill 1997-2005, for Airdrie and Shotts 2005-10
Parliamentary career
Deputy Opposition Spokesperson for:
Children 1989-90,
Defence, Disarmament and Arms Control 1990-97;
Shadow Deputy Secretary of State for Defence 1995-97;
Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Minister for the Armed Forces) 1997-98;
Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Minister for Transport) 1998-99;
Secretary of State for:
Scotland 1999-2001,
Northern Ireland 2001-02;
Minister without Portfolio and Party Chair 2002-03;
Leader of the House of Commons and President of the Council 2003;
Secretary of State for:
Health 2003-05,
Defence 2005-06,
the Home Department (Home Secretary) 2006-07
Party groups
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee 2002-03
Select committees
Chair: Modernisation of the House of Commons 2003
Political interests
Security, foreign affairs, defence, economy
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Reid of Cardowan, of Stepps in Lanarkshire 2010
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Director, G4S Regional Management (UK & Ireland) Limited (security solutions; risk management)
Director, John Reid Advisory Ltd (risk management; homeland security strategy; remuneration for the advisory services given by the Member to the Chertoff Group (strategic/security consultants), Westcoast Ltd and Glaysen Holdings Ltd (financial holdings) is paid to John Reid Advisory Ltd; any income from the Member's speaking engagements, articles etc listed under category 2 is also paid to John Reid Advisory Ltd)
Chairman, Institute for Security and Resilience Studies, University College, London (not-for-profit limited company engaging in academic research)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Speaking engagement, 21 February 2012, London Cyber Forum, London
Speaking engagement, 23 February 2012, FSA/ BoE Cyber Market Wide Exercise, London
Speaking engagement, 20 March 2012, ISNR National Resilience Conference, Abu Dhabi
Speaking engagement, 10 April 2012, International Cyber Symposium, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Speaking engagement, 24 May 2012 , R3 Annual Dinner, Belfast
Speaking engagement, 8 November 2012, OSAC Cyber Intelligence and Security Conference, London
Speaking engagement, 27 November 2012, Global Cyber Security Summit, Dublin
Speaking engagement, 10 December 2012, Gulf International Cybersecurity Symposium, Dubai
Speaking engagement, 23 January 2013, HP Leadership Conference, Blackpool
5: Land and property
Flat in London from which rental income is received
6: Sponsorship
John Reid Advisory Ltd provides the Member with secretarial assistance