General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

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
1947: Charles Murdoch
1949: George Middleton
1963: James Jack
1975: James Milne
1986: Campbell Christie
1998: Bill Speirs
2006: Grahame Smith
2020: Rozanne Foyer

Deputy General Secretaries of the STUC

1969: James Milne
1975: James Kirkwood
1978: John Henry
1988: Bill Speirs
1998: Grahame Smith and Ronnie McDonald[1]
2006: Dave Moxham

Presidents of the STUC

YearNameUnion[2][3]
1897Duncan MacphersonGlasgow Trades Council
1898John KeirAberdeen Trades Council
1899Thomas McBurneyDundee Trades Council
1900Thomas WilsonOperative Bakers' National Federal Union of Scotland
1901John KentScottish Typographical Association
1902William MuirheadAssociated Ironmoulders of Scotland
1903Robert SmillieScottish Miners' Federation
1904George MurdochPerth Trades Council
1905Robert SmillieScottish Miners' Federation
1906William JohnstonAberdeen Trades Council
1907John T. HowdenAssociated Carpenters and Joiners of Scotland
1908James GavinAmalgamated Society of Steel and Iron Workers of Great Britain
1909James GavinAmalgamated Society of Steel and Iron Workers of Great Britain
1910John C. HendryBrechin Mill and Factory Operatives Trade Union
1911James BrownScottish Miners' Federation
1912David PalmerAberdeen Trades Council
1913Alexander R. TurnerGlasgow Trades Council
1914Robert ClimieAyrshire Trades Council
1916David GilmourScottish Miners' Federation
1917Robert AllanEdinburgh Trades Council
1918Hugh LyonScottish Horse and Motormen's Association
1919Neil S. BeatonNational Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants
1920William ShawGlasgow Trades Council
1921James WalkerIron and Steel Trades Confederation
1922Charles GallieRailway Clerks' Association
1923James MurdochScottish Miners' Federation
1924Tom WilsonNational Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants
1925William LeonardNational Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association
1926Joseph Forbes DuncanScottish Farm Servants' Union
1927Peter WebsterScottish Horse and Motormen's Association
1928John NairnScottish Textile Workers' Union
1929George KerrWorkers' Union
1930Robert WatsonScottish Typographical Association
1931Charles GallieRailway Clerks' Association
1932William LeonardNational Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association
1933James CrawfordNational Society of Operative Printers' Assistants
1934Thomas ScollanGlasgow Trades Council
1935Thomas BrownNational Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants
1936James YoungAssociation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen
1937Bell JobsonScottish Farm Servants' Union
1938Herbert EllisonNational Union of Railwaymen
1939Robert TaylorScottish Horse and Motormen's Association
1940William QuinNational Union of General and Municipal Workers
1941James WatsonNational Union of Distributive and Allied Workers
1942Charles MurdochScottish Union of Bakers, Confectioners and Bakery Workers
1943Peter HendersonScottish Miners' Federation
1944James CrawfordNational Society of Operative Printers' Assistants
1945James YoungAssociation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen
1946Jim CampbellNational Union of Railwaymen
1947James DuncanConstructional Engineering Union
1948John SullivanTransport and General Workers' Union
1949William McGinnissNational Union of General and Municipal Workers
1950William PearsonNational Union of Scottish Mineworkers
1951John LangIron and Steel Trades Confederation
1952John BranniganScottish Horse and Motormen's Association
1953Archibald MacKellarAssociation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen
1954John BothwellTransport Salaried Staffs' Association
1955Thomas B. MeikleTransport and General Workers' Union
1956David CurrieClerical and Administrative Workers' Union
1957Frank DonachyNational Union of Railwaymen
1958William MowbrayScottish Union of Bakers and Allied Workers
1959Alex MoffatNational Union of Scottish Mineworkers
1960Jimmy MilneAberdeen Trades Council
1961Edward W. CraigUnion of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
1962Patrick ConnerAmalgamated Engineering Union
1963David LauderNational Union of Railwaymen
1964Frank H. StephenDraughtsmen's and Allied Technicians' Association
1965William ScholesTransport and General Workers' Union
1966Alec KitsonScottish Commercial Motormen's Union
1967Bill McLeanNational Union of Scottish Mineworkers
1968John IrvineIron and Steel Trades Confederation
1969Enoch HumphriesFire Brigades Union
1970John A. MathesonNational Union of Railwaymen
1971Alex M. DonnetNational Union of General and Municipal Workers
1972Raymond MacdonaldTransport and General Workers' Union
1973Alexander DayAssociation of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
1974Elizabeth McIntyreNational Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers
1975James H. DollanNational Union of Journalists
1976Andrew FormanUnion of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
1977Hugh D'ArcyUnion of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
1978Arthur BellIron and Steel Trades Confederation
1979Charles DruryNational and Local Government Officers' Association
1980Bill DouganAmalgamated Society of Boilermakers
1981Jimmy MorrellNational Union of General and Municipal Workers
1982John D. PollockEducational Institute of Scotland
1983Andy BarrNational Union of Railwaymen
1984John LanganAssociation of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
1985Tom DouganAmalgamated Engineering Union
1986Hugh WyperTransport and General Workers Union
1987Ron CurranNational Union of Public Employees
1988Charles GallagherNational and Local Government Officers Association
1989Ronnie WebsterAberdeen Trades Council
1990George BoltonNational Union of Mineworkers
1991Clive LewisIron and Steel Trades Confederation
1992Jane McKayGlasgow Trades Council
1993Chris BinksConfederation of Health Service Employees
1994Harry McLevyAmalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
1995Willie QueenTransport and General Workers Union
1996Pat McCormickUnion of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
1997Mary HarrisonGMB Union
1998Pat KellyNational Union of Civil and Public Servants
1999Anne MiddletonUnison
2000Matt SmithUnison
2001Liz ElkindEdinburgh Trades Council
2002David BleimanAssociation of University Teachers
2003Pauline FrazerAmalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
2004Sandy BoyleUNIFI
2005Anne DouglasProspect
2006John KeenanSouth Lanarkshire and East Kilbride TUC
2007Katrina PurcellUnison
2008Phil McGarryNational Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
2009Fiona FarmerUnite
2010Martin KeenanCommunication Workers' Union
2011Joy DunnPublic and Commercial Services Union
2012Mike KirbyUnison
2013Agnes TolmieUnite
2014Harry FrewUnion of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
2015Lawrence WasonUnion of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
2016Helen ConnorEducational Institute of Scotland
2017Satnam NerProspect
2018Lynn HendersonPublic and Commercial Services Union
2019Jackson CullinaneUnite
2020Mary SeniorUniversity and College Union
2021Pat RaffertyUnite
2021Pauline RourkeCommunication Workers' Union

References

  1. "Official Report". archive2021.parliament.scot. 24 January 2014.
  2. Angela Tuckett, The Scottish Trades Union Congress: the first 80 years, 1897-1977
  3. Scottish Trades Union Congress, "Report of General Council to Annual Congress (2008), pp.72-73
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