Len McCluskey
Len McCluskey | |
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McCluskey at the 2016 Labour Party Conference | |
| General Secretary of Unite the Union | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 26 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Simpson Tony Woodley |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Graham |
| Secretary of the General Workers Trade Group of the Transport and General Workers' Union | |
| In office 1990–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Evans |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard David McCluskey 23 July 1950 Liverpool, England |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (1970–2024) |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Leonard David McCluskey (born 23 July 1950) is a British trade unionist. He was General Secretary of Unite the Union, the largest affiliate and a major donor to the Labour Party. As a young adult, he spent some years working in the Liverpool Docks for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company prior to becoming a full-time union official for the Transport and General Workers' Union (T&GWU) in 1979.
McCluskey was elected as the general secretary of Unite in 2010, and was re-elected to his post in 2013 and 2017. A former member of the Labour Party, McCluskey was on the party's left. He was a key backer and supporter of Jeremy Corbyn during his time as Leader of the Labour Party.