# Reginald Austrie
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{{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](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Dominica)
| prime_minister1 = [Roosevelt Skerrit](/source/Roosevelt_Skerrit)
| term_start1 = 11 April 2018
| term_end1 = 17 December 2019
| preceded1 = [Ambrose George](/source/Ambrose_George)
| succeeded1 = [Irving McIntyre](/source/Irving_McIntyre)
| birth_date =
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| education =
| party = [Dominica Labour Party](/source/Dominica_Labour_Party)
| children =
}}
'''Reginald Austrie''' is a Dominican politician from the [Dominica Labour Party](/source/Dominica_Labour_Party).
He was elected to the [House of Assembly of Dominica](/source/House_of_Assembly_of_Dominica) in 1995 from [Cottage constituency](/source/Cottage_(Dominica_constituency)).[{{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}}] He was re-elected in 2000, 2005, 2009,[{{cite web |title=Workers chose Burton |url=https://sundominica.com/articles/workers-chose-burton-1787/ |website=The Sun}}] 2014, 2019.
In 2000, Austrie was appointed minister responsible for small business development. He was minister for communications and works in 2005.[{{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}}] In 2005 he was appointed minister of housing, lands and water.[{{cite web |title=Dominica: Cabinet |url=https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Executive/Dominica/cabinet.html |website=pdba.georgetown.edu}}] He was minister of housing, lands, settlements and water from 2007 to 2014.[{{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}}] Austrie was appointed acting [Prime Minister of Dominica](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Dominica) for [Roosevelt Skerrit](/source/Roosevelt_Skerrit) for example in 2014.[{{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}}] He was appointed minister of housing, lands and water from 2014 to 2018.[{{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}}]
Austrie was appointed [Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Dominica) and minister of agriculture in April 2018.[{{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}}]
He lost the title in a cabinet reshuffle in December 2019,[{{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 }}] and continued as senior minister[{{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}}] and minister of housing.
Austrie retired from political arena in 2022.