Greg Sword
Greg Sword | |
|---|---|
| National President of the Labor Party | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Leader | Kim Beazley Simon Crean Mark Latham |
| Preceded by | Barry Jones |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Lawrence |
| General Secretary of the National Union of Workers | |
| In office 1984–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Crean |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Donnelly |
| President of the Victorian Labor Party | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Leader | Steve Bracks |
| Preceded by | Jim Claven |
| Succeeded by | Brian Daley |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Leader | John Brumby |
| Succeeded by | Jim Claven |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory Brian Sword |
| Party | Labor |
| Occupation | Union official Company director |
Awards | Order of Australia (AM) (2010) |
Gregory "Greg" Sword (born ) is an Australian trade unionist and retired political party official who served as the National President of the Australian Labor Party from 2000 to 2004. Prior to his election at the 42nd Labor Party National Conference, Sword served as the President of the Victorian Branch of the Labor Party from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2003.[1][2]
Career
In addition to his roles within the Labor Party, Sword was National Secretary of the National Union of Workers from 1986 to 2004[3][4] and Senior Vice-president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.[5][6][7][8]
Sword also served as CEO of the Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF) between 1978 and 1982, and then later from 2006 until 2014. The LUCRF was a superannuation fund created by the Federated Storemen and Packers' Union of Australia prior to their 1989 merger to become the National Union of Workers.[9][10] He served on the fund's board of directors until 2020. The fund merged with AustralianSuper in 2022.
He was also Asia Pacific Region President of the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) for 8 years, CEO of the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust, Chairman of St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, a member of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade board and a member of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust.[11]
Sword was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division as part of the 2010 Australia Day Honours. He was awarded the honour for "service to the union movement, and to the community through leadership and voluntary roles in a range of organisations."[12]
See also
References
- ^ "State debt burden 'an exaggeration'". The Canberra Times. 21 June 1993. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ^ Skulley, Mark (1 May 2002). "The knives are out for Sword". Nine Entertainment Co. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ Hannan, Ewin (6 November 2015). "How one of the nation's great unions was turned into a family business". Nine Entertainment Co. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "UWU's other founder: National Union of Workers". Labor Tribune. labortribune.net.au. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ Combet, Greg; Burrow, Sharan. "ACTU thanks Greg Sword". actu.org.au. Australian Council of Trade Unions. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ^ "Payback as ACTU set to dump Sword". Nine Entertainment Co. Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "ACTU ready for loss of Ross o IRC". Nine Entertainment Co. Australian Financial Review. 3 March 1994. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "ACTU tells Labor to get on with the job". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "Labor Unity far from together". Nine Entertainment Co. The Age. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "LUCRF Super CEO steps down". superreview.com. Super Review. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ Hore, Monique (26 May 2018). "Former Labor Party president Greg Sword appointed to MFB board". News Corporation. Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "Australia Day 2010 Honours" (PDF). Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 9 April 2026.