Kay Carberry
| Kay Carberry CBE | |
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| Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress | |
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In office 2003–2016 Serving with Paul Nowak (2013–16) | |
| General Secretary | |
| Preceded by | vacant |
| Succeeded by | Paul Nowak (As Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1950 (age 67) |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
| Profession | Trade unionist, teacher |
Kay Carberry, CBE (born 19 October 1950) is the current Assistant General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC).
Carberry studied at the Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq in Malta, then at the University of Sussex. She worked as a teacher for three years, and became active in the National Union of Teachers (NUT), where she took employment as a researcher. She began working for the TUC in 1978,[1] and in 1988 was appointed as the first head of its Equal Rights Department.[2] In 2003, she was appointed to the vacant post of Assistant General Secretary of the TUC.[3]
Carberry has held a number of other posts. She is a commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission, was formerly a commissioner on the Equal Opportunities Commission, and acts as a trustee of the People's History Museum[4] and, formerly, of Gingerbread and the Work Foundation.[1]
In 2007, Carberry was awarded the CBE.[1] She retired in 2016.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "CARBERRY, Kay", Who's Who
- ↑ "Biographical Details: Kay Carberry", Trades Union Congress
- ↑ "Women complete top team at TUC", Trades Union Congress, 22 January 2003
- ↑ "Kay Carberry CBE", Equality and Human Rights Commission
- ↑ Trades Union Congress, "Paul Nowak appointed TUC Deputy General Secretary", 25 February 2016
| Trade union offices | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by David Lea |
Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress 2003–2016 Served alongside: Paul Nowak (2013–present) | |