Jeff Lawrence (unionist)

Jeff Lawrence (born 17 May 1952) is an Australian trade unionist who was the Secretary of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LMHU).[1] Lawrence was Secretary of the LHMU, one of Australia's biggest unions, from 1990 to 2007.

Jeff Lawrence
8th Secretary of the ACTU
In office 2007–2012
President	Sharan Burrow Ged Kearney
Preceded by	Greg Combet
Succeeded by	Dave Oliver
Personal details
Born	(1952-05-17) 17 May 1952 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Trade unionist

Lawrence was born in Newcastle, New South Wales in 1952. He became an Assistant General Secretary of the Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union in 1986 and became the General Secretary two years later.[2] The union changed its name two years later. Lawrence became the Vice-President of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party in 2002.[3]

In 2007, Lawrence was chosen to replace Greg Combet as the Secretary of the ACTU, Combet stood down to contest the safe Labor seat of Charlton in the 2007 Federal election.[4] Lawrence resigned from his position with the NSW ALP when he became the Secretary of the ACTU.[5]

References

1. "Union body chooses Combet replacement" Archived 13 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 13 June 2007.
2. Crown Content, Who's Who in Australia 2007 page 1216
3. Crown Content, Who's Who in Australia 2007, pg. 1216
4. "Hospitality union boss named new ACTU secretary", ABC News Online, 13 June 2007.
5. "Lawrence denies he'll be a Rudd 'patsy'" Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ninemsn.com.au, 14 June 2007.

Trade union offices
Preceded by Martin Ferguson	General Secretary of the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union 1990–2007	Succeeded by Lousie Tarrant