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The president of the Trades Union Congress is a prominent but largely honorary position in British trade unionism .
Initially, the post of president was elected at the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) itself, and would serve just for the duration of the congress. Early standing orders stated that preference had to be given to a candidate from the city where the congress was being held; they were not necessarily well-known figures.[ 1]
In 1900, the standing orders were changed to state that the presidency would be filled by the person who had chaired the Parliamentary Committee over the previous year. As a result, before 1900, numerous people served as chair of the Parliamentary Committee without becoming president; after this date, Presidents were prominent figures in the national trade union movement.[ 2] General Council in 1921, and the system continued.
There were still rare occasions where the chair did not become president. Margaret Bondfield , who was elected as chair in 1923, resigned to accept a government post before becoming president.[ 3] George Isaacs , who was elected as Chair in 1944, similarly resigned to accept a government post, and was replaced by the vice-president, Ebby Edwards , who had presided over the previous year's congress.[ 4]
In recent years, the president has once more been elected at the annual congress, but now officially fills the office for the remainder of the year and then presides over the following year's conference (in the years listed below).
George Potter, President in 1871 Edwin Coulson, President in 1881 Presidents from 1900 [ edit ] Will Thorne, President in 1912 Jimmy Thomas, President in 1920 Ben Turner, President in 1928 Fred Jarvis, President in 1987 Rodney Bickerstaffe, President in 1992 Margaret Prosser, President in 1996 Mary Bousted, President in 2013
Year
Name
Union
1900
William Pickles National Amalgamated Society of House and Ship Painters
1901
C. W. Bowerman London Society of Compositors
1902
W. C. Steadman River Thames Barge Builders Trades Union
1903
W. Boyd Hornidge National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives
1904
Richard Bell Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
1905
James Sexton National Union of Dock Labourers
1906
D. C. Cummings United Society of Boilermakers
1907
Alfred Gill Bolton Cotton Spinners Association
1908
David Shackleton Northern Counties Amalgamated Association of Weavers
1909
David Shackleton Northern Counties Amalgamated Association of Weavers
1910
James Haslam Miners Federation of Great Britain
1911
William Mullin Amalgamated Association of Card and Blowing Room Operatives
1912
Will Thorne National Union of Gas Workers and General Labourers
1913
William John Davis Amalgamated Society of Brassworkers
1915
James Seddon National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks
1916
Harry Gosling National Transport Workers Federation
1917
John Hill United Society of Boilermakers
1918
John William Ogden Northern Counties Amalgamated Association of Weavers
1919
G. H. Stuart-Bunning Postmen's Federation
1920
Jimmy Thomas National Union of Railwaymen
1921
Edward L. Poulton National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives
1922
Robert Barrie Walker National Union of Agricultural Workers
1923
Joe Williams Musicians Union
1924
Alf Purcell National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association
1925
Alonzo Swales Amalgamated Engineering Union
1926
Arthur Pugh Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
1927
George Hicks Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
1928
Ben Turner National Union of Textile Workers
1929
Ben Tillett Transport and General Workers Union
1930
John Beard Transport and General Workers Union
1931
Arthur Hayday National Union of General and Municipal Workers
1932
John Bromley Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
1933
Alexander Walkden Railway Clerks' Association
1934
Andrew Conley National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers
1935
William Kean National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades
1936
Alan Findlay United Patternmakers Association
1937
Ernest Bevin Transport and General Workers Union
1938
Herbert Henry Elvin National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers
1939
Joseph Hallsworth National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers
1940
Bill Holmes National Union of Agricultural Workers
1941
George Gibson Mental Hospital and Institutional Workers Union
1942
Frank Wolstencroft Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers
1943
Anne Loughlin National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers
1944
Ebby Edwards Miners Federation of Great Britain
1945
Ebby Edwards National Union of Mineworkers
1946
Charles Dukes National Union of General and Municipal Workers
1947
George Walker Thomson Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen
1948
Florence Hancock Transport and General Workers Union
1949
Will Lawther National Union of Mineworkers
1950
Herbert Bullock National Union of General and Municipal Workers
1951
Alfred Roberts National Association of Card, Blowing and Ring Room Operatives
1952
Arthur Deakin Transport and General Workers Union
1953
Tom O'Brien National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees
1954
Jack Tanner Amalgamated Engineering Union
1955
Charles Geddes Union of Post Office Workers
1956
Wilfred Beard United Patternmakers Association
1957
Tom Williamson National Union of General and Municipal Workers
1958
Tom Yates National Union of Seamen
1959
Robert Willis London Typographical Society
1960
Claude Bartlett Confederation Of Health Service Employees
1961
Ted Hill United Society of Boilermakers
1962
Anne Godwin Clerical and Administrative Workers Union
1963
Frederick Hayday National Union of General and Municipal Workers
1964
George H. Lowthian Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
1965
Harold Collison National Union of Agricultural Workers
1966
Joseph O'Hagan National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades
1967
Harry Douglass Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
1968
Lewis Wright Amalgamated Weavers' Association
1969
John E. Newton National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers
1970
Sidney Greene National Union of Railwaymen
1971
Jack Cooper National Union of General and Municipal Workers
1972
George Smith Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
1973
Joseph Crawford National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers
1974
Alfred Allen Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
1975
Marie Patterson Transport and General Workers Union
1976
Cyril Plant Inland Revenue Staff Federation
1977
Danny McGarvey [ 5] Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers
1977
Marie Patterson Transport and General Workers Union
1978
David Basnett National Union of General and Municipal Workers
1979
Thomas Jackson Union of Post Office Workers
1980
Terry Parry Fire Brigades Union
1981
Alan Fisher National Union of Public Employees
1982
Alan Sapper Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians
1983
Frank Chapple Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union
1984
Ray Buckton Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
1985
Jack Eccles General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trade Union
1986
Ken Gill Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section
1987
Fred Jarvis National Union of Teachers
1988
Clive Jenkins Manufacturing, Science and Finance
1989
Tony Christopher Inland Revenue Staff Federation
1990
Ada Maddocks National and Local Government Officers Association
1991
Alec Smith GMB Union
1992
Rodney Bickerstaffe National Union of Public Employees
1993
Alan Tuffin Union of Communication Workers
1994
Jimmy Knapp National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
1995
Leif Mills Banking, Insurance and Finance Union
1996
Margaret Prosser Transport and General Workers Union
1997
Tony Dubbins Graphical, Paper and Media Union
1998
John Edmonds GMB Union
1999
Hector Mackenzie Unison
2000
Rita Donaghy Unison
2001
Bill Morris Transport and General Workers Union
2002
Tony Young Communication Workers Union
2003
Nigel de Gruchy National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
2004
Roger Lyons Amicus
2005
Jeannie Drake Communication Workers Union
2006
Gloria Mills Unison
2007
Alison Shepherd Unison
2008
Dave Prentis Unison
2009
Sheila Bearcroft GMB Union
2010
Dougie Rooney Unite
2011
Michael Leahy Community
2012
Paul Kenny GMB Union
2013
Lesley Mercer Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
2014
Mohammad Taj Unite
2015
Leslie Manasseh Prospect
2016
Liz Snape Unison
2017
Mary Bousted Association of Teachers and Lecturers
2018
Sally Hunt University and College Union
2019
Mark Serwotka Public and Commercial Services Union
2020
Ged Nichols Accord
2021
Gail Cartmail Unite
2022
Sue Ferns Prospect
2023
Maria Exall Communication Workers' Union
2024
Matt Wrack Fire Brigades Union
^ Trades Union Congress , Annual Report of the 1874 Trades Union Congress ^ Trades Union Congress , Annual Report of the 1900 Trades Union Congress , pp.94-95^ Daniel Fairchild Calhoun, The United Front!: The TUC and the Russians, 1923-1928 , p.46
^ Trades Union Congress , Annual Report of the 1945 Trades Union Congress , p.23^ John Kerr, "Sir Daniel McGarvey - 'boots' to union boss", The Guardian
