William Jordan, Baron Jordan
William Brian Jordan, Baron Jordan , CBE (born January 28, 1936 ), known as Bill Jordan is a British economist and politician.
Walter and Alice Jordan's son went to Barford Road Secondary modern school in Birmingham .
From 1986 to 1995 he was President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) , later renamed the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU), and was also a member of the Central Committee of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). In 1995 he became general secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ; he held the post until 2002.
He was also director of the London School of Economics for many years from 1987 to 2002 and the BBC from 1988 to 1998 .
Jordan was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1992 and was promoted to Life Peer on June 5, 2000 as Baron Jordan , of Bournville in the County of West Midlands .
He has been married to Jean Ann Livesey since 1958; they have three daughters.
Individual evidence
- DodOnline . Retrieved November 3, 2006.
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SURNAME | Jordan, William, Baron Jordan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordan, William Brian, Baron Jordan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British economist and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1936 |