John Monks

John Monks

John Stephen Monks (born 5 August 1945 in Manchester) was the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in the UK from 1993 until 2003, when he became the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

Early life

He attended the [http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic4/68.html Ducie Technical High School] (became Ducie High School then closed in 2003 to become the Manchester Academy) next to the University of Manchester on "Lloyd Street North" in Moss Side, Manchester (three years below John Thaw). He studied Economic History at the University of Nottingham.

Career

From 1967-69, he was a management trainee with Plessey in Nottingham.

TUC

He joined the TUC in 1969 and by 1977 was the head of the Organisation and Industrial Relations Department, and the Deputy General Secretary in 1987, leading to his election in 1993 as General Secretary.

ETUC

He was re-elected as General Secretary in 2007.

Monks has also sat on numerous other bodies, including Acas from 1979 until 1995. In 2000, he agreed to chair the Co-operative Commission, reporting in 2001 with recommendations for the co-operative movement.

Personal life

He supports Manchester United F.C., Swinton Lions rugby league club, and Lancashire CCC. He married Francine Schenk in 1970 in north-west Surrey and they have two sons (born c. 1974 and c. 1976) and a daughter (born c. 1982).

External links

* [http://www.etuc.org/a/22 ETUC]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/dec/09/uk.firefighters?commentpage=1 "Guardian" December 2002]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2002/sep/08/theobserver.observerbusiness13 "Guardian" September 2002]


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