The Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress | |
| In office January 2013 – 29 December 2022 | |
| Deputy | Paul Nowak |
| Preceded by | Brendan Barber |
| Succeeded by | Paul Nowak |
| Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress | |
| In office January 2003 – January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Brendan Barber |
| Succeeded by | Paul Nowak (2016) |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 9 December 2022 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frances Lorraine Maria O'Grady 9 November 1959 Oxford, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Education | |
Frances Lorraine Maria O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway (born 9 November 1959), is a British former trade unionist leader, who served as the General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC) from 2013 to 2022, being the first woman to hold the position.[1][2] After O'Grady presented her resignation in 2022, Paul Nowak was selected to succeed her;[3] he took up the post on 29 December 2022.[4] O'Grady sits as a life peer in the House of Lords.[5]
- ^ Moylan, John (10 July 2012). "Frances O'Grady, the new TUC general secretary". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Bolderson, Claire (7 September 2012). "Profile: Frances O'Grady, the new TUC general secretary". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ osdjay (12 July 2022). "Paul Nowak to be TUC's next general secretary". TUC. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Strikes: Ministers refusing to negotiate on pay, says union body". BBC News. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ News, National (14 October 2022). "TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady is to be appointed to the House of Lords". Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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