Joani Reid

Joani Reid is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kilbride and Strathaven since July 2024.

Joani Reid MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for East Kilbride and Strathaven
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Lisa Cameron
Majority	9,057 (19.4%)
Member of Lewisham London Borough Council for Lewisham Central
In office 22 May 2014 – 5 May 2022
Personal details
Political party	Labour
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

Early life

Reid is a granddaughter of the Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid. She studied politics and philosophy at the University of Glasgow, then went to London for a Masters degree.^[1]

She worked as a policy manager at the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.^[2]

Political career

Local government

Reid was a councillor for the Lewisham Central ward in Lewisham for eight years from 2014 and served as Cabinet Member for Safer Communities.^[3][1]

She was selected as the Labour candidate for East Kilbride and Strathaven in February 2023 and elected to the House of Commons at the 2024 general election.^[4]

House of Commons

Reid has served as a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee since October 2024.^[5] She is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism.^[6]

Personal life

She is married with two children.^[1]