Aged fifteen, Sawyer went to work on the factory floor of a Durham engineering works.[1] He became a National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) Officer in 1971, becoming their Northern Regional Officer in 1975. In 1981, he was made Deputy General Secretary of NUPE and served through its merger to become UNISON until 1994.
The Labour Partyedit
In his NUPE role he served as a National Executive Committee Member of the Labour Party between 1981 and 1994 and was elected to serve as its Chair from 1990 to 1991.
Sawyer has been a life-long admire of William Morris, the socialist writer and craftsman and in 2018 Sawyer began a five year term of office as President of the William Morris Society.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"A New President for the Society". The Blog of the William Morris Society. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^Macintyre, Donald (9 September 1998). "How we all fought to end Labour's political corruption". The Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^"'Sheriff' hangs up his pager". BBC News. 2 October 1998. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
sawyer, baron, sawyer, lawrence, sawyer, baron, sawyer, born, 1943, known, sawyer, british, trade, unionist, labour, party, politician, general, secretary, labour, party, from, 1994, 1998, right, honourablethe, lord, sawyerofficial, portrait, 2019general, secr. Lawrence Sawyer Baron Sawyer born 12 May 1943 known as Tom Sawyer is a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician He was General Secretary of the Labour Party from 1994 to 1998 The Right HonourableThe Lord SawyerOfficial portrait 2019General Secretary of the Labour PartyIn office 1994 1998LeaderTony BlairPreceded byLarry WhittySucceeded byMargaret McDonaghChairman of the National Executive CommitteeIn office 1990 1991LeaderNeil KinnockPreceded byJo RichardsonSucceeded byTony ClarkeMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 4 August 1998Life peeragePersonal detailsBorn 1943 05 12 12 May 1943 age 80 Darlington EnglandPolitical partyLabourOccupationTrade union official Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Trade unions 2 2 The Labour Party 2 3 Other Positions 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editSawyer was educated at Dodmire School Eastbourne Comprehensive School and Darlington Technical College Career editTrade unions edit Aged fifteen Sawyer went to work on the factory floor of a Durham engineering works 1 He became a National Union of Public Employees NUPE Officer in 1971 becoming their Northern Regional Officer in 1975 In 1981 he was made Deputy General Secretary of NUPE and served through its merger to become UNISON until 1994 The Labour Party edit In his NUPE role he served as a National Executive Committee Member of the Labour Party between 1981 and 1994 and was elected to serve as its Chair from 1990 to 1991 In 1994 Sawyer became General Secretary of the Labour Party and led the Party successfully into the 1997 General Election He was a moderniser who helped bring about the New Labour era 2 He stood down at the 1998 Party Conference 3 and was created a Life Peer as Baron Sawyer of Darlington in the County of Durham on 4 August 1998 4 He is now a director of several companies and public sector bodies The Labour History Archive and Study Centre at the People s History Museum in Manchester holds the papers of Sawyer which range from 1985 to 1998 5 Other Positions edit In 2005 Lord Sawyer became the chancellor of the University of Teesside replacing former Conservative MP and member of the European Commission Leon Brittan Sawyer served in this role until 2017 Sawyer has been a life long admire of William Morris the socialist writer and craftsman and in 2018 Sawyer began a five year term of office as President of the William Morris Society 1 References edit a b A New President for the Society The Blog of the William Morris Society 15 March 2018 Retrieved 20 May 2022 Macintyre Donald 9 September 1998 How we all fought to end Labour s political corruption The Independent Retrieved 23 May 2017 Sheriff hangs up his pager BBC News 2 October 1998 Retrieved 23 May 2017 No 55229 The London Gazette 18 August 1998 p 8994 Collection Catalogues and Descriptions Labour History Archive and Study CentreExternal links editAnnouncement of his introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings 14 October 1998 Party political offices Preceded byJo Richardson Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party1990 1991 Succeeded byTony Clarke Preceded byLarry Whitty General Secretary of the Labour Party1994 1998 Succeeded byMargaret McDonagh Academic offices Preceded byLeon Brittan Chancellor of the University of Teesside2005 2017 Succeeded byPaul Drechsler Trade union offices Preceded byBernard Dix Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Public Employees1981 1993 Succeeded byPosition abolished Preceded byNew position Deputy General Secretary of UNISON1993 1994 With Colm O Kane and Dave Prentis Succeeded byDave Prentis Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom Preceded byThe Lord Bragg GentlemenBaron Sawyer Followed byThe Lord Harris of Haringey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Sawyer Baron Sawyer amp oldid 1190349017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
