The Reid Oration was established by the Western Australian Institute of Public Administration Australia in 1991 to honour Professor Gordon Reid’s contribution to public life. The presentation encourages public interest and research into public policy and contemporary thinking of our times; not dissimilar to the work of Professor Gordon Reid.
Professor Gordon Reid
Gordon Reid, AC, was a distinguished scholar in the areas of Politics, Public Administration and Comparative Government. He was Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, serving as a member of the WA Division as well as Councillor Vice-President and President. Professor Reid passed away in 1989.
He was also a Professor of Politics for many years at The University of Western Australia as well as serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor. From 1984 to 1989 he was Governor of Western Australia.
Previous Reid Orators
Director, Centre for the Study of Social Change, School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia
Governor of Western Australia
Dean, Australia and New Zealand School of Government
The Regulation of Business and its Public Administration
Ernest Scott Professor of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
Premier of Western Australia
Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance
Member of the House of Representatives
Director General, NSW Department of the Premier
