General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

The General Secretary of the STUC is the chief permanent officer of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, and a major figure in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom.

The Secretary is responsible for the effective operation of the STUC and for leading implementation of policies set by the annual Congress and the organisation's General Council. They also serve as the STUC's chief representative, both with the public and with other organisations.

The position was formed in 1922, when the Parliamentary Committee of the STUC became the General Council. The position of Secretary has been a permanent, full-time position in the TUC since that time. Before that, the Secretary was elected annually at Congress.

Secretaries of the Parliamentary Committee of the STUC

 * 1897: Margaret Irwin
 * 1900: George Carson
 * 1918: Robert Allan

General Secretaries of the STUC

 * 1922: William Elger
 * 1947: Charles Murdoch
 * 1949: George Middleton
 * 1963: James Jack
 * 1975: James Milne
 * 1986: Campbell Christie
 * 1998: Bill Speirs
 * 2006: Grahame Smith
 * 2020: Rozanne Foyer

Deputy General Secretaries of the STUC

 * 1969: James Milne
 * 1975: James Kirkwood
 * 1978: John Henry
 * 1988: Bill Speirs
 * 1998: Grahame Smith and Ronnie McDonald
 * 2006: Dave Moxham