Paddy Lillis
Northern Irish trade union leader
Paddy Lillis is a trade union leader from Northern Ireland.
Early life
Worked as a heavy goods vehicle driver at Abbey Meat Packers in Newtownabbey in the early 1980s, when he joined the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW). In 1989, he became a full-time area organiser for the union, then in 1999 was appointed as its divisional officer for South Wales and Western England.[1][2]
Elected deputy general secretary of Usdaw in 2004. He served on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party and was Chair of the Labour Party in 2015/2016.[1][2]
Elected unopposed as general secretary of Usdaw in November 2017 and took up the position in July 2018.[3]
References
- ^ a b Wells, Liz (14 November 2017). "Usdaw elects new leader". Talking Retail. Independent Retail News. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b Lezard, Tim (13 November 2017). "Paddy Lillis elected unopposed as new Usdaw general secretary". Union News. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "USDAW - All change at Usdaw as Paddy Lillis heads up a new leadership team".
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Hannett | Deputy General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 2004–2018 | Succeeded by Dave McCrossen |
| Preceded by John Hannett | General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 2018–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jim Kennedy | Chair of the Labour Party 2015–2016 | Succeeded by Glenis Willmott |
