Jimmy Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jimmy Reid

British politician

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1932

Place of Birth: Govan, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Aug-2010

Profession: politician, journalist, trade unionist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James Reid (9 July 1932 – 10 August 2010) was a Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist born in Govan, Glasgow.
His role as spokesman and one of the leaders in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in between June 1971 and October 1972 attracted international recognition.
He later served as Rector of the University of Glasgow and subsequently became a journalist and broadcaster.
Formerly a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, Reid was later a Labour Party member.
After supporting the Scottish Socialist Party in the late 1990s, he joined the Scottish National Party in 2005 and fully supported Scottish independence.
He died in 2010 after a long illness.