Jack O'Connor (trade unionist)
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LeaderBrendan Howlin
Preceded byLoraine Mulligan
Preceded byDes Geraghty
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Jack O'Connor | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 23 April 2017 | |
| Leader | Brendan Howlin |
| Preceded by | Loraine Mulligan |
| General President of SIPTU | |
| In office 6 September 2003 – 14 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Des Geraghty |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of ICTU | |
| In office 9 July 2009 – 26 October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia McKeown |
| Succeeded by | Eugene McGlone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1957 |
| Party | Labour Party |
Jack O'Connor (born 24 January 1957) is an Irish trade unionist who has served as Chairman of the Labour Party since April 2017. He previously served as General President of SIPTU from 2003 to 2017 and President of ICTU from 2009 to 2011.
Born in northern County Dublin, O'Connor worked in various fields before taking full-time employment with the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland in 1980. In 1990, the union became part of SIPTU, and O'Connor was appointed as its regional organiser for the Midlands.[1]