National Pensioners Convention
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| Formation | 1 June 1979 |
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| Founder | Jack Jones |
| Headquarters | London |
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National organisers | Bev Morrison |
President | Ron Douglas |
General Secretary | Jan Shortt |
Assistant General Secretary | Dot Gibson |
| Website | npcuk |
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) is the principal organisation representing pensioners in the United Kingdom. It is made up of around 1,000 bodies representing 1.5 million members, organised into federal regional units.
The NPC was founded by former Transport and General Workers' Union trade union leader, Jack Jones in 1979. He served as its President until 2001, when he was succeeded by Rodney Bickerstaffe, who had been general secretary of UNISON. was the next President, with Bev Morrison as Campaign Officer.
Presidents[]
- 1979: Jack Jones
- 2001: Rodney Bickerstaffe
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b National Pensioners Convention, "NPC elects new officers to serve until 2015", 4 April 2013
External links[]
- Official site
- Catalogue of Rodney Bickerstaffe's papers concerning the NPC, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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