Euro council role for Sir Reid
Former MP for Clackmannshire and Stirling East Sir George Reid has been appointed by first Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the Standing Council on Europe.
The Council comprises diplomats, economists and analysts and provides advice to the Scottish Government on its response to the Brexit referendum.
Ms Sturgeon, said:“Sir George has a wide breadth of knowledge, experience and has successfully led a number of reviews of strategic issues in the UK and Europe.
“I am certain his contribution will further enhance the existing work of the Council.”
Sir George added:“I want Scotland to retain the strongest possible connection with Europe. That is what the Scottish people voted for and it fits our economic and social interests.
“I particularly want to explore how our academic and research links are maintained, how our universities remain open to European students, and how the rights of EU citizens already living here are safeguarded.”
He served as the MP for Clackmannanshire and Stirling East, MSP for Ochil, as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, and as a Member the Parliamentary Assemblies of the Council of Europe and the Western European Union.
In 2014 he was appointed a professorial Fellow at the University of Stirling, where he teaches the first MSc module in the UK in Humanitarian Studies. He lives with his wife in Bridge of Allan.