The Lord Morris of Handsworth | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 7 June 2006 – 21 July 2020 Life peerage | |
| General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union | |
| In office 1992–2003 | |
| Deputy General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union | |
| In office 1986–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Manuel Morris 19 October 1938 (age 86) Manchester Parish, Jamaica |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | legislator, appointee to various quangos |
| Known for | first black leader of a British trade union |
William Manuel Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, (born 19 October 1938) is a former British trade union leader. He was General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1992 to 2003, and the first black leader of a major British trade union.
Morris sat in the House of Lords, under the Labour Party whip, from 2006 to 2020.