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Line 1: {{Use British English\|date=August 2011}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~August~~January ~~2011~~2021}} {{Infobox officeholder '''Norman David Willis''' (born 21 January 1933 in [[Ashford, Surrey]]) was the [[General Secretary of the TUC\|General Secretary]] of the [[Trades Union Congress\|Trades Union Congress (TUC)]] in the United Kingdom from 1984–1993, and President of the [[European Trade Union Confederation\|European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)]] 1991–93.▼ \| honorific-prefix = \| ~~NAME~~name = ~~Willis,~~ Norman Willis▼ \| honorific-suffix = \| image = \| imagesize = \| smallimage = <!--If this is specified, "image" should not be.--> \| alt = \| caption = \| office = President of the [[European Trade Union Confederation]] \| term_start = 1991 \| term_end = 1993 \| predecessor = [[Ernst Breit]] \| successor = [[Fritz Verzetnitsch]] \| office2 = [[General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress]] \| term_start2 = 7 September 1984 \| term_end2 = 10 September 1993 \| deputy2 = {{plainlist\| * [[Kenneth Graham (trade unionist)\|Kenneth Graham]] * [[John Monks]] }}▼ \| predecessor2 = [[Len Murray]] \| successor2 = [[John Monks]] \| majority2 = \| office3 = [[Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress]] \| term_start3 = 1977 \| term_end3 = 1984 \| 1blankname3 = {{nowrap\|General Secretary}} \| 1namedata3 = [[Len Murray]] \| predecessor3 = ''new position'' \| successor3 = [[Kenneth Graham (trade unionist)\|Kenneth Graham]] \| office4 = [[Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress]] \| term_start4 = 1973 \| term_end4 = 1977 \| 1blankname4 = {{nowrap\|General Secretary}} \| 1namedata4 = [[Len Murray]] \| predecessor4 = [[Len Murray]] \| successor4 = [[David Lea, Baron Lea of Crondall\|David Lea]] \| office5 = [[Staines Urban District]] Councillor \| term_start5 = 1971 \| term_end5 = 1974 \| ~~DATE~~birth_date OF ~~BIRTH~~ = {{Birth-date\|21 January 1933}}▼ \| birth_place = [[Ashford, Surrey\|Ashford]], [[Middlesex]], England \| death_date = {{Death-date and age\|7 June 2014\|21 January 1933}} \| death_place = \| restingplace = \| restingplacecoordinates = \| birthname = \| citizenship = \| nationality = \| party = [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] \| otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations--> \| spouse = \| partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> \| relations = \| children = \| parents = \| residence = \| education = \| alma_mater = {{plainlist\| * [[Ruskin College]] * [[Oriel College, Oxford]] }} \| occupation = \| profession = \| cabinet = \| committees = \| portfolio = \| religion = \| signature = \| signature_alt = \| website = \| footnotes = }} ▲'''Norman David Willis''' (~~born~~ 21 January 1933 in– ~~[[Ashford,~~7 ~~Surrey]]~~June 2014) was the [[General Secretary of the TUC\|General Secretary]] of the [[Trades Union Congress\|Trades Union Congress (TUC)]] in the United Kingdom from ~~1984–1993~~1984 to 1993, and President of the [[European Trade Union Confederation\|European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)]] ~~1991–93~~from 1991 to 1993. ==Life== Willis was born in [[Ashford, Surrey\|Ashford]], [[Middlesex]]. He attended [[Spelthorne College\|Ashford County Grammar School]] in [[Ashford, Surrey\|Ashford]], [[Middlesex]], and studied at [[Ruskin College]] and [[Oriel College, Oxford]]. He was a Labour councillor on Staines UDC from ~~1971–4~~1971 to 1974. ==Career== ===TGWU=== He worked for the [[Transport and General Workers' Union\|TGWU]] from ~~1949–1951~~1949 to 1951, before two years' [[Conscription in the United Kingdom\|National Service]]. From ~~1959–1970~~1959 to 1970 he was the personal assistant to the General Secretary of the TGWU. ===TUC=== He became assistant General Secretary of the TUC in 1974. The leadership of Norman Willis from 1984<ref>''[[Glasgow Herald]]''. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19840903&id=p8tAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3748,313341 "Brighton rock"]. 3 September 1984, p. 8. Retrieved 25 May 2013.</ref> coincided in the late 1980s with a period of considerable change for the Trade Union movement in the UK: union membership was falling; the movement was facing power-limiting legislation from the [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative]] government; and the [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour Party]] was conducting a [[Policy Review (Labour Party)\|fundamental review]] of its policies and the nature of its links with the unions.<ref>McKinlay, John. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19860902&id=J4lhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3745,293526 "Strike ballot vote sets scene for Kinnock"]. ''Glasgow Herald'', 2 September 1986, p. 7. Retrieved 25 May 2013.</ref> ==Personal life== He iswas a patron of the [[Embroiderers' Guild (United Kingdom)\|Embroiderers' Guild]],<ref>''GetHampshire.co.uk''. [https://archive.today/20130707034527/http://www.~~embroiderersguild~~gethampshire.~~com~~co.uk/entertainment/s/2018282_community_stitchup_on_show ~~Embroiderers'~~"Community ~~Guild~~stitch-up on show"],. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2013.</ref> a British [[embroidery]] organisation, and former President of ~~The~~[[the Arthur Ransome Society]] (TARS) ~~[http://www.arthur-ransome.org/]~~. He iswas a renowned raconteur. He married Maureen Kenning in 1963. They ~~have~~had a son and a daughter. Willis died on 7 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Norman Willis 1933 – 2014\|url=http://www.tuc.org.uk/about-tuc/norman-willis-1933-%E2%80%93-2014\|website=TUC\|accessdate=25 June 2014\|date=25 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/25/norman-willis\|title = Norman Willis obituary\|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]\|date = 25 June 2014}}</ref> {{start box}}▼ ~~{{s-off}}~~ ==References== {{reflist}} ▲{{s-start ~~box~~}} {{s-npo\|union}} {{succession box \| title = Assistant General Secretary of the TUC Line 25 ⟶ 105: }} {{succession box \| title = [[Deputy General Secretary of the TUC]] \| years = 1977–1984 \| before = ''New position'' Line 39 ⟶ 119: \| title = President of the [[European Trade Union Confederation\|ETUC]] \| years = 1991–1993 \| before = [[Ernst Breit]] \| after = ?[[Fritz Verzetnitsch]] }} {{s-end ~~box~~}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ▲\| NAME = Willis, Norman ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = General Secatary if the TUC~~ ▲\| DATE OF BIRTH = 21 January 1933 ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ ▲}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Willis, Norman}} [[Category:General Secretaries of the ~~TUC~~Trades Union Congress]] [[Category:Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford]] [[Category:Living people]]▼ [[Category:1933 births]] ▲[[Category:~~Living~~2014 ~~people~~deaths]] [[Category:People from Ashford, Surrey]] [[Category:People educated at Ashford County Grammar School]]