Brenda Dean
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Brenda Dean, Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde PC
(born 29 April 1943) is a British
trade union
ist and politician.
She began her career as a trade unionist as a teenager. becoming President of the print union SOGAT in 1983, and was its General Secretary between 1985 and 1991.
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1992.
Dean was created a life peer
in October 1993 as Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde of Eccles in the County of Greater Manchester
, and a Privy Councillor
in 1998.
Her autobiography, Hot Mettle, deals largely with her period as SOGAT General Secretary at the time of Rupert Murdoch
's battles with her own and other trades unions.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
(born 29 April 1943) is a British
United Kingdom
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trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
ist and politician.
She began her career as a trade unionist as a teenager. becoming President of the print union SOGAT in 1983, and was its General Secretary between 1985 and 1991.
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1992.
Dean was created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
in October 1993 as Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde of Eccles in the County of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, and a Privy Councillor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1998.
Her autobiography, Hot Mettle, deals largely with her period as SOGAT General Secretary at the time of Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
's battles with her own and other trades unions.