The Lord Monks | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2010 Life Peerage | |
| General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress | |
| In office 1993–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Willis |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Barber |
| Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress | |
| In office 1987–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Graham |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Barber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1945 Blackley, Manchester, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
John Stephen Monks, Baron Monks (born 5 August 1945) is a Labour Co-operative member of the House of Lords and former trade unionist leader, who served as the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in the UK from 1993 until 2003. He also served as the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) from 2007 until 2011, having been made a Life peer in 2010.