Fred Jarvis
Fred Jarvis | |
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Jarvis at the Labour Party Conference (2009) | |
| Born | Frederick Frank Jarvis 8 September 1924 |
| Died | 15 June 2020 (aged 95) |
| Education | Plaistow Secondary School Wallasey Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool St Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Anne Colegrove
(m. 1954; died 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | 2008 - Labour Party’s National Merit Award 2009 - NUS Lifetime Contribution Award 2013 - Times Educational Supplement Lifetime Service to Education |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | |
| Conflicts | |
| President of the Trades Union Congress | |
| In office 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Gill |
| Succeeded by | Clive Jenkins |
| General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers | |
| In office 1975-1989 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Britton |
| Succeeded by | Doug McAvoy |
| President of the National Union of Students | |
| In office 1954-1955 | |
| Preceded by | John M Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Frank H Copplestone |
| Website | fredjarvis |
Frederick Frank Jarvis CBE (8 September 1924 – 15 June 2020) was a British trade union leader. He was President of the National Union of Students (NUS) from 1952 to 1954 and General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) from 1975 to 1989. Jarvis served as President of the Trades Union Congress in 1987, the first Oxford graduate to hold that position.