Brendan Barber
Encyclopedia
Brendan Paul Barber has been the General Secretary
of the United Kingdom's Trades Union Congress
(TUC) since June 2003.
, Merseyside
, Barber was educated at the independent school, St Mary's College, Sefton
(then a direct grant grammar school
). Between school and university, he spent a year with VSO
teaching in the Volta Region
of Ghana
. At City University
, he earned a BA
Hons in Social Sciences in 1974, then spent the next year as the President of the Students' Union.
.
In 1987 he became head of the Organisation and Industrial Relations Department and in 1993 he became Deputy General Secretary.
and lives in Muswell Hill
.
General Secretary of the TUC
The General Secretary of the TUC is the chief permanent officer of the Trades Union Congress, and a major figurehead in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom....
of the United Kingdom's Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
(TUC) since June 2003.
Early life
Born in SouthportSouthport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, Barber was educated at the independent school, St Mary's College, Sefton
St Mary's College, Sefton
St Mary's College is an independent Roman Catholic day school for boys and girls in North West England, comprising an early years department , preparatory school and secondary school...
(then a direct grant grammar school
Direct grant grammar school
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees....
). Between school and university, he spent a year with VSO
Voluntary Service Overseas
Voluntary Service Overseas is an international development charity that works through experienced volunteers living and working as equals alongside local partners. It is the largest independent volunteer-sending organization in the world...
teaching in the Volta Region
Volta Region
Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. At City University
City University, London
City University London , is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university in 1966, when it adopted its present name....
, he earned a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Hons in Social Sciences in 1974, then spent the next year as the President of the Students' Union.
Career
He spent a year as a researcher for the Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products Industry Training Board based in HarrowHarrow, London
Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban area and is situated 12.2 miles northwest of Charing Cross...
.
TUC
In 1975 he got his first job at the TUC as a policy officer. In 1979 he became the head of the TUC's Press and Information Department.In 1987 he became head of the Organisation and Industrial Relations Department and in 1993 he became Deputy General Secretary.
Personal life
He met Mary Gray in the TUC International Dept, and they married. They have two daughters (born October 1985 and May 1988). He supports Everton F.C.Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and lives in Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London, mostly in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated about north of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. Muswell Hill is in the N10 postal district and mostly in the Hornsey and Wood Green parliamentary constituency.- History :The...
.
External links
- TUC
- Guardian profile September 2003
- Bank of England Court of Directors
- YouTube
- "Christmas spending 'will be tough'" November 16th 2011, Budget Planning News