The Honourable Linda Reid MLA |
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MLA for Richmond East
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Assumed office 1991 |
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Political party | Liberal |
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Linda Reid is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. She has represented the riding of Richmond East since the 1991 election. She is currently the longest running Member of the Legislative Assembly. She was appointed Minister of State for Early Childhood Development on June 5, 2001 and the Minister of State for Childcare in 2005. She was appointed Deputy Speaker in June 2009.
Background
Linda previously served in a variety of critic roles for the Official Opposition, including children and families, health, attorney general, municipal affairs, and science, technology and research.
She sits as a member of the Government Caucus Committee on Education.
Before her election to the Legislative Assembly, Linda worked as a language therapist, teacher and school administrator for the Richmond School District.
She graduated from the University of British Columbia with an education degree and earned a master of arts from UBC specializing in education, exceptional learners, language acquisition and public administration.
Linda was the BC chair for the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind and a director of the Garden City Hospice Society. She has been active in the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Asia-Pacific Business Association, and the Canadian Council for Exceptional Children and the Family Court Committee of Richmond. She was a founding member of the Richmond Chinatown Lions Club and was chair of the British Columbia Youth Parliament board from 1986 to 1991.[1]
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