Gordon Reid (politician) explained

Gordon Reid
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Robertson
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Lucy Wicks
Term Start:21 May 2022
Birth Date:1992 8, df=yes[1]
Nationality:Australian
Party:Australian Labor Party
Alma Mater:University of Newcastle
Occupation:Emergency Department doctor
Signature:Gordon Reid signature.svg

Gordon James Reid (born 16 August 1992) is an Australian medical practitioner and politician. He has been the Labor MP for Robertson, New South Wales since the 2022 Australian federal election.

Early life and education

Reid is a Wiradjuri man who was on born 16 August 1992 on Darkinjung country and grew up on the Central Coast.[2] [3]

He attended Umina Beach Public School and Central Coast Grammar School, before studying medicine at the University of Newcastle, completing his B.Med. in 2016.[2]

Career

Reid previously worked as an emergency doctor.[4] He said that he decided to run for Parliament while working in the Emergency Department at Wyong Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, seeing people waiting for treatment.[5]

In the 2022 Australian federal election, Reid defeated Liberal incumbent Lucy Wicks in Robertson.[6] He became one of six First Nations people in the Labor Caucus.[3]

In 2023, Andrew Bolt — a columnist whose views in a different case were controversially found to breach the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 — alleged that Reid had lied about his indigenous heritage.[7]

Other activities

He is co-chair of Parliamentary friends of the Uluru Statement, a non-partisan group launched on 13 February 2023 to support the "Yes" campaign for the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, along with the Liberal Party's Bridget Archer and Independent Allegra Spender.[8]

Personal life

Reid speaks Indonesian and plays the saxophone.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr Gordon Reid MP .
  2. Web site: Albanese announces Labor's new candidate for Robertson. Coast Community News. 27 September 2021. 22 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Robertson election results in Wiradjuri emergency doctor Gordon Reid wins seat. ABC news. Sofie. Wainwright. Mary-Louise. Vince. Emma. Simkin. 3 May 2022. 23 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Labor announces local doctor as candidate for key Central Coast seat. The Sydney Morning Herald. Rachel. Clun. 26 September 2021. 22 May 2022.
  5. Web site: The race for Robertson is on. Coast Community News. 12 May 2022. 22 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Big swing to Labor on the Coast as the nation votes for change. Coast Community News. 22 May 2022. 22 May 2022.
  7. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fandrew-bolt%2Fandrew-bolt-how-fake-aborigines-are-hurting-their-cause%2Fnews-story%2F26691d7ce1b67e0b18c06aa4a79f5704&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-10-NOSCORE
  8. Web site: Allam . Lorena. Josh. Butler . Voice referendum: who's behind the yes and no campaigns and how do they plan to convince Australia? . . 20 February 2023 . 15 April 2023.