The General Secretary of the STUC is the chief permanent officer of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, and a major figure in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom. The Secretary is responsible for the effective operation of the STUC and for leading implementation of policies set by the annual Congress and the organisation's General Council. They also serve as the STUC's chief representative, both with the public and with other organisations. The position was formed in 1922, when the Parliamentary Committee of the STUC became the General Council. The position of Secretary has been a permanent, full-time position in the TUC since that time. Before that, the Secretary was elected annually at Congress.

Secretaries of the Parliamentary Committee of the STUC

:1897: Margaret Irwin :1900: George Carson :1918: Robert Allan

General Secretaries of the STUC

:1922:

William Elger William Elger (1891 – 6 November 1946) was a Scottish trade union leader. Born in London, Elger's father was Austrian, and his mother was Scottish. He relocated to Edinburgh and became a clerical worker. He became active with the Edinburg ...

:1947: Charles Murdoch :1949: George Middleton :1963: James Jack :1975: James Milne :1986:

Campbell Christie Campbell Christie CBE (23 August 1937 – 28 October 2011) was the General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress from 1986 to 1998. The son of a Galloway quarryman, he joined the civil service at the age of 17, rising through the ranks ...

:1998:

Bill Speirs William MacLeod Speirs (8 March 1952 – 23 September 2009) was a Scottish trade union leader, a socialist and internationalist. He was General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Speirs was a key figure in left-wing Scottish pol ...

:2006:

Grahame Smith Grahame Thomas Smith (born 8 January 1959) is a Scottish people, Scottish former trade unionist, who served as General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). Education Smith attended Bishopbriggs High School, which merged into ...

:2020: Rozanne Foyer

Deputy General Secretaries of the STUC

:1969: James Milne :1975: James Kirkwood :1978: John Henry :1988:

:1998:

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Ronnie McDonald Ronnie may refer to: * Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album ''Load'' * Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadiu ...

:2006: Dave Moxham

Presidents of the STUC

References

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