Marie Patterson

Constance Marie Patterson (born 1 April 1934), known as Marie Patterson, is a former British trade unionist.

Patterson attended Pendleton High School and Bedford College of the University of London before becoming active in the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). She was appointed as the union's women's officer in 1963, when she wa also elected to the general council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), while in 1966 she was elected to the executive of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU).^[1]

In 1975, Patterson was the President of the Trades Union Congress, and she also filled the post in 1977, following the death of Danny McGarvey. During the 1960s, she served on the Press Council, while, in the 1970s, she served on the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Central Arbitration Committee. She stood down from her trade union posts in 1984, but remained a member of the Hotel and Catering Training Board and the board of Remploy, and joined the council of the London School of Economics. She was a member of several other boards through the 1990s, but stood down from the last of her public positions in 2005.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "PATTERSON, (Constance) Marie, (Mrs Barrie Devney)"

Political offices
Preceded by Alfred Allen	President of the Trades Union Congress 1975	Succeeded by Cyril Plant
Preceded by Danny McGarvey	President of the Trades Union Congress 1977	Succeeded by David Basnett

Persondata
Name	Patterson, Marie
Alternative names
Short description	Trade Unionist
Date of birth	1 April 1934
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