{{short description|Dominican politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Reginald Victor Austrie | image = File:PM Skerrit Statement on Ross University (29955802078).jpg | caption = Austrie is second from left in red shirt | office1 = Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica | prime_minister1 = Roosevelt Skerrit | term_start1 = 11 April 2018 | term_end1 = 17 December 2019 | preceded1 = Ambrose George | succeeded1 = Irving McIntyre | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | education = | party = Dominica Labour Party | children = }} '''Reginald Austrie''' is a Dominican politician from the Dominica Labour Party.
He was elected to the House of Assembly of Dominica in 1995 from Cottage constituency.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 General Election Results - Electoral Office |url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/62-1995-general-election-results |website=www.electoraloffice.gov.dm}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2000, 2005, 2009,<ref>{{cite web |title=Workers chose Burton |url=https://sundominica.com/articles/workers-chose-burton-1787/ |website=The Sun}}</ref> 2014, 2019.
In 2000, Austrie was appointed minister responsible for small business development. He was minister for communications and works in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=News dominica - news and events in Dominica - news magazine for Dominican and friends of Dominica - news stories by Dominica economist Thomson Fontaine |url=https://www.thedominican.net/galleries/elections05/austrie.htm |website=www.thedominican.net}}</ref> In 2005 he was appointed minister of housing, lands and water.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominica: Cabinet |url=https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Executive/Dominica/cabinet.html |website=pdba.georgetown.edu}}</ref> He was minister of housing, lands, settlements and water from 2007 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reginald Victor Austrie {{!}} 2014 General Election {{!}} Dominica Elections {{!}} The Sun |url=https://sundominica.com/elections/2014-general-election-5/politicians/reginald-austrie-38/ |website=sundominica.com}}</ref> Austrie was appointed acting Prime Minister of Dominica for Roosevelt Skerrit for example in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title="No Time For Novices"-Acting Prime Minister, Hon. Reginald Austrie |url=https://www.news.gov.dm/news/news-items/no-time-for-novices-acting-prime-minister-hon-reginald-austrie |website=www.news.gov.dm}}</ref> He was appointed minister of housing, lands and water from 2014 to 2018.<ref name="natureisle">{{cite web |last1=Baptiste |first1=Carlisle Jn |title=Who will be the next President of Dominica from October 1, 2023 • Nature Isle News |url=https://natureisle.news/news-desk/who-will-be-the-next-president-of-dominica-from-october-1-2023/ |website=Nature Isle News |date=15 March 2023}}</ref>
Austrie was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica and minister of agriculture in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reginald Austrie named Deputy Prime Minister in Cabinet reshuffle but Skerrit takes his Housing Portfolio |url=http://www.q95da.com/news/reginald-austrie-named-deputy-prime-minister-in-cabinet-reshuffle-but-skerrit-takes-his-housing-portfolio |website=Q95FM |language=en}}</ref> He lost the title in a cabinet reshuffle in December 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW CABINET OFFICIALLY SWORN IN - GIS Dominica |url=https://news.gov.dm/news/4894-eighteen-sworn-into-new-cabinet |date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816102538/https://news.gov.dm/news/4894-eighteen-sworn-into-new-cabinet |archive-date=2022-08-16 }}</ref> and continued as senior minister<ref>{{cite web |title=Former named Deputy Prime Minister, and now Senior Minister Reginald Austrie has asked citizens to leave all negativity behind & says any achievement for Dominica is an achievement for all Dominicans |url=http://www.q95da.com/news/former-named-deputy-prime-minister-and-now-senior-minister-reginald-austrie-has-asked-citizens-to-leave-all-negativity-behind-says-any-achievement-for-dominica-is-an-achievement-for-all-dominicans |website=Q95FM |language=en}}</ref> and minister of housing.
Austrie retired from political arena in 2022.<ref name="natureisle" /> He was awarded Dominica Award of Honour in November 2022.<ref name="natureisle" />
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