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Frances O'Grady

Frances became TUC Deputy General Secretary in January 2003, the first woman ever to hold this post. Frances has lead responsibility for a wide range of key areas of policy development across the TUC's work including trade union recruitment and organisation, inter-union relations and TUC services to members. She sits on the board of the think tank, IPPR and is joint vice chair of the LSC National Council. She is also a member of the UK Skills Board, and in April 2007 was appointed to the Low Pay Commission.