Edmund Browne

Edmund Browne (born 1937) is an Irish former trade unionist.

For others of this name, see Edmund John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley and Edmund Brown (disambiguation).

Browne became active in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU), and was elected as Vice President in 1983, defeating Des Geraghty by a margin which surprised his supporters.[1] In 1990, the ITGWU merged with the Workers' Union of Ireland to form SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union), and Browne was elected as joint General President alongside Bill Attley. Attley later became General Secretary, and Browne held the post alone until his retirement in 1998.[2][3]

Browne served as Treasurer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) from 1989 to 1995, and from 1997 to 1999 as ICTU President.[4]

References
  1. Mary Raftery, ITGWU Establishment Rules, 1 July 1983
  2. Martin Fitzpatrick, "Billy Attley", Irish Independent, 6 June 2004
  3. Gerald Flynn, "Tough union battle to replace Attley", Irish Independent, 5 March 1998
  4. "ICTU Constitution and Standing Orders", p.37
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Christy Kirwan		 Vice-President of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union
1983–1990		 Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Christy Kirwan		 Treasurer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
1989–1995		 Succeeded by
Bill Attley
New office General President of SIPTU
1990–1998
Served alongside: Bill Attley (1990–1994)		 Succeeded by
Jimmy Somers
Preceded by
John Freeman		 President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
1997–1999		 Succeeded by
Inez McCormack
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