The General Secretary of the STUC is the chief permanent officer of the
Scottish Trades Union Congress
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the national trade union centre in Scotland. With 40 affiliated unions as of 2020, the STUC represents over 540,000 trade unionists.
The STUC is a separate organisation from the English and Welsh T ...
, and a major figure in the
trade union
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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 Edinbur ...
:1947:
Charles Murdoch
:1949:
George Middleton
:1963:
James Jack
:1975:
James Milne
:1986:
Campbell Christie
:1998:
Bill Speirs
:2006:
Grahame Smith
:2020:
Rozanne Foyer
Rozanne Foyer (born November 1972) is a Scottish trade union leader.
Foyer grew up in Glasgow, where she helped out on her parents' market stall in the Barras. She left school after her Highers, and worked in the VAT office, but left after being ...
Deputy General Secretaries of the STUC
:1969:
James Milne
:1975:
James Kirkwood
:1978:
John Henry
:1988:
Bill Speirs
:1998:
Grahame Smith and
Ronnie McDonald
:2006:
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Presidents of the STUC
References
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