{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1954)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{for multi|the ice hockey player|Gerry Reid (ice hockey)|the American singer|Jerry Reed|the American baseball player|Jerry Reed (baseball)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Gerry Reid | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | caption = | office = Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador | term_start = May 30, 2005 | term_end = November 13, 2007 | predecessor = Roger Grimes | successor = Yvonne Jones | office2 = Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party | term_start2 = May 29, 2006 | term_end2 = November 13, 2007 | predecessor2 = Jim Bennett | successor2 = Yvonne Jones | term_start3 = May 30, 2005 | term_end3 = February 6, 2006<br />''Acting'' | predecessor3 = Roger Grimes | successor3 = Jim Bennett | office4 = Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly<br />for The Isles of Notre Dame | term_start4 = February 22, 1996 | term_end4 = October 9, 2007 | predecessor4 = ''Riding established'' | successor4 = Derrick Dalley | birth_date = June 18, 1954 | birth_place = Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | party = Liberal | children = Matthew & Lucas | alma_mater = Memorial University of Newfoundland | occupation = Teacher | cabinet = Government Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier (1999-2001)<br />Minister of Education (2003) }}
'''Gerry Reid''' (born June 18, 1954) was a Canadian politician and the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He served as interim leader from 2005 to 2006, until Jim Bennett replaced him in February 2006. Reid was reelected as leader of the party on May 29, 2006,<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/n-l-opposition-parties-choose-new-leaders-1.600046 "N.L. opposition parties choose new leaders"]. CBC News, May 29, 2006.</ref> after Bennett resigned due to differences with the Liberal Party caucus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bennett-steps-down-as-liberal-leader-1.621760|title=Bennett steps down as Liberal leader|publisher=CBC News|date=8 May 2006|accessdate=2 May 2018}}</ref>
Prior to entering politics, Reid was a teacher and town councillor in Summerford. Reid represented the district of The Isles of Notre Dame in the House of Assembly from 1996 until his 2007 defeat.
On October 9, 2007, in the general election, he led the party to its worst showing in the province's history with just 3 out of 48 potential seats.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/heartbreak-for-liberals-as-grit-vote-collapses-1.679544 "Heartbreak for Liberals as Grit vote collapses"]. CBC News, October 9, 2007.</ref> Reid was also defeated in his own riding by Progressive Conservative candidate Derrick Dalley, by a margin of twelve votes. Reid announced his departure from politics and resignation as party leader on November 13, 2007.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/reid-resigns-leadership-vows-grit-rebuilding-1.632148 "Reid resigns leadership, vows Grit rebuilding"]. CBC News, November 13, 2007.</ref> He was subsequently replaced by MHA Yvonne Jones as interim leader.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jones takes on interim Liberal leadership|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/jones-takes-on-interim-liberal-leadership-1.635573|access-date=8 April 2014|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=15 November 2007}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013093546/https://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/parties/reid.html Election 2007 biography (CBC)]
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