Jeremy Dear (born 6 December 1966)Dear, Jeremy
, ''

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'' is a British

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. Dear graduated from

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before completing a diploma in journalism at

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. From 1989, he worked for the ''

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'' and the '' Big Issue'', joining the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). He led an eleven-month strike at the ''Chronicle'' against de-recognition of the NUJ. Between 1994 and 1997, he was the editor of the ''Big Issue'' in the Midlands, then in 1997 became the National Organiser of the NUJ. In 2001, Dear was elected as the General Secretary of the NUJ, its youngest ever leader, and only the second to serve two terms. He also spent time as a member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress. As leader, Dear became known as a member of the "

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" of left-wing trade unionists.Francis Beckett,
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'', 29 October 2002 He is married to Paula Dear, who is a

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with the

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. Jeremy Dear is a supporter of the Marxist newspaper '' Socialist Appeal''.

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biography
from NUJ
Jeremy Dear's blog
1966 births Living people Alumni of Cardiff University Alumni of Coventry University British male journalists General Secretaries of the National Union of Journalists Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress Presidents of the National Union of Journalists {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub