Fred Jarvis
Frederick Frank Jarvis CBE (born 8 September 1924) is a retired British trade union leader. He was President of the National Union of Students (NUS) from 1952 to 1954[1] and General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) from 1975 to 1989.[2] Jarvis served as President of the Trades Union Congress in 1987,[3] the first Oxford graduate to hold that position.[4]
Early life and education
As a child Jarvis attended Plaistow Secondary School[5][6] in what was then the County Borough of West Ham in Essex. He went to University of Liverpool for a Diploma in Social Sciences, and obtained a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Catherine's College, Oxford.[1] He married Anne Colegrove, herself a vice-president of the NUS, in 1954.[4]
Political activity
In 1951 Jarvis fought the safely-Conservative seat of Wallasey on behalf of the Labour Party, but was defeated by the incumbent, Ernest Marples, by 15,705 votes.
Personal interests
Jarvis remains a lifelong supporter of West Ham United Football Club.[4]
A keen photographer, Jarvis had an exhibition of his work at the TUC Centre in 2010 in aid of the North London Hospice.[7]
In 2014 he published his autobiography You Never Know Your Luck.
Jarvis was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[8][9]
Fred and Anne Jarvis Award
Named after Jarvis and his late wife, the Fred and Anne Jarvis Award was established in 2007 and is presented annually by the NUT.[10] Originally for individuals outside the NUT who have campaigned tirelessly for children and young people, in 2017 the award was given to an NUT member.
For a list of winners of the Fred and Anne Jarvis Award see List of Fred and Anne Jarvis Award winners.
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Find out who the 55th NUS President will be live". National Union of Students. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "NUT History - NUT General Secretaries". NUT. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Section 4, Details of past Congresses" (PDF). Trades Union Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
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- ^ "Spirit is still flourishing". TSL Education Ltd. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "NewVic students meet former teachers' leader and Plaistow pupil". Newham Sixth Form College. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Former general secretary of the NUT Fred Jarvis holds exhibition at TUC". Newsquest (London) Ltd. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N9.
- ^ 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Memorial for Anne Jarvis at the Institute of Education" (PDF). Education Publishing Worldwide Limited. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
References
- Biography, Who's Who
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1924 births
- Living people
- Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress
- General Secretaries of the National Union of Teachers
- Presidents of the National Union of Students (United Kingdom)
- Presidents of the Trades Union Congress
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire