Hon. Linda Reid, MLA for Richmond East is Speaker of the House for the Provincial Legislative Assembly. She has built her reputation in the BC Legislative Assembly on her professional background in education, management and community service. Linda was first elected to provincial office in 1991 and has been re-elected to represent Richmond East ever since. Linda is the longest-serving MLA in the current parliament. Elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in June 2013, Linda must remain neutral across multiple portfolios on both the government and opposition sides of the House. We don't know very much about what the Speaker does, so it was very illuminating her about her role as Speaker and the diversity of her functions for buildings, grounds as well as security and running of the parliamentary sessions. Learn more about the Speaker of the House ....
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