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General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress

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The General Secretary of the TUC is the chief permanent officer of the Trades Union Congress, and a major figurehead in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom.

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The Secretary is responsible for the effective operation of the TUC and for leading implementation of policies set by the annual Congress and the organisation's General Council. They also serve as the TUC's chief representative, both with the public and with other organisations.

The position was formed in 1921, when the Parliamentary Committee of the TUC became the General Council. The position of Secretary has been a permanent, full-time position in the TUC since 1904. Before that, the Secretary was elected annually at Congress.

Secretaries of the Parliamentary Committee of the TUC

  • W. H. Wood (1868–1869)
  • George Potter (1869–1872)
  • George Odger (1872–1873)
  • George Howell (1873–1876)
  • Henry Broadhurst (1876–1885)
  • George Shipton (1885–1886)
  • Henry Broadhurst (1886–1890)
  • Charles Fenwick (1890–1894)
  • Sam Woods (1894–1905)
  • W. C. Steadman (1905–1911)
  • C. W. Bowerman (1911–1921)

    • General Secretaries of the TUC

  • C. W. Bowerman (10 September 1921 – 8 September 1923)
  • Fred Bramley (8 September 1923 – 10 October 1925) (died in office)
  • Sir Walter Citrine (Acting General Secretary from 10 October 1925 – 11 September 1926) (11 September 1926 – 21 October 1946)
  • Sir Vincent Tewson (21 October 1946 – 6 September 1960)
  • George Woodcock (6 September 1960 – 26 February 1969)
  • Vic Feather (Acting General Secretary from 26 February 1969 – 2 September 1969) (2 September 1969 – 7 September 1973)
  • Len Murray (7 September 1973 – 7 September 1984)
  • Norman Willis (7 September 1984 – 10 September 1993)
  • John Monks (10 September 1993 – 29 May 2003)
  • Brendan Barber (29 May 2003 – 31 December 2012)
  • Frances O'Grady (1 January 2013 – )

    • Deputy General Secretaries of the TUC

    1977: Norman Willis 1985: Kenneth Graham 1987: John Monks 1993: Brendan Barber 2003: Frances O'Grady 2013: Post vacant 2016: Paul Nowak

    Assistant General Secretaries of the TUC

    1917: Fred Bramley 1924: Walter Citrine 1926: Alec Firth 1931: Vincent Tewson 1947: George Woodcock 1960: Vic Feather 1969: Len Murray 1973: Norman Willis 1978: Kenneth Graham and David Lea 1985: Roy Jackson and David Lea 1992: David Lea 1999: Post vacant 2003: Kay Carberry 2013: Kay Carberry and Paul Nowak 2016: Post vacant

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