John Monks

The Lord Monks
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
26 July 2010
General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
In office
1993–2003
Preceded byNorman Willis
Succeeded byBrendan Barber
Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
In office
1987–1993
Preceded byKenneth Graham
Succeeded byBrendan Barber
Personal details
Born (1945-08-05) 5 August 1945
Blackley, Manchester, England
PartyLabour and Co-operative
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham
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John Stephen Monks, Baron Monks (born 5 August 1945) is a Labour Co-operative member of the House of Lords and former trade unionist leader, who served as the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in the UK from 1993 until 2003. He also served as the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) from 2007 until 2011, having been made a Life peer in 2010.