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.
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.
Elected unopposed as general secretary of Usdaw in November 2017 and took up the position in July 2018.
References
- ^ Wells, Liz (14 November 2017). "Usdaw elects new leader". Talking Retail. Independent Retail News. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ 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 byJohn Hannett | Deputy General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 2004–2018 |
Succeeded byDave McCrossen |
| Preceded byJohn Hannett | General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 2018–present |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byJim Kennedy | Chair of the Labour Party 2015–2016 |
Succeeded byGlenis Willmott |