Harry Conroy (6 April 1943 – 24 April 2010) was a trade union leader and

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. He was the General Secretary of the

National Union of Journalists The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a trade union for journalists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was founded in 1907 and has 38,000 members. It is a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Structure There is ...

from 1985 to 1990. Born in

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, he attended

Lourdes Secondary School Lourdes Secondary School, established in 1956, is a school in the south-west of Glasgow which serves a large catchment area, including the communities of Cardonald, Craigton, Crookston, Drumoyne, Govan, Hillington, Ibrox, Kinning Park, Mosspa ...

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. He worked as a trainee lab technician in the

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before finding work at the '' Scottish

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''. He subsequently worked for various newspapers including the '' Daily Record'', before becoming chair of the NUJ. In 2006, he wrote a biography of

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James Callaghan Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, ( ; 27 March 191226 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is ...

, based on his experiences as press officer for the Labour Party during Callaghan's tenure as leader. Conroy also edited a biography by writer Brian McGeachan called ''The Cardinal'', in 2001 and collaborated with McGeachan on a 2003 book, ''They Rose Again''.

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1943 births 2010 deaths General Secretaries of the National Union of Journalists Scottish journalists Trade unionists from Glasgow People educated at Lourdes Secondary School Presidents of the National Union of Journalists {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub