Diana Holland is a British trade unionist who is the former Assistant General Secretary of Unite having retired in 2023 and was the Treasurer of the Labour Party.
Holland was awarded the OBE in the 2001 New Year Honours, for "services to Equal Opportunities in Employment"."OBEs A – I", BBC News, 30 December 2000
Trade union career In 2006, Holland served as Chair of the International Transport Workers' Federation women's committee, and was also national organiser for women, race and equalities for the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU)."Diana Holland ", International Transport Workers' Federation The TGWU subsequently merged into Unite, and Holland became its Assistant General Secretary, in which post she took a leading role in negotiations around the 2012 fuel tanker drivers' dispute.Svenja O'Donnell and Nidaa Bakhsh, "U.K. Fuel Tanker Driver's Union Rules Out Strike Over Easter", Bloomberg, 30 March 2012
She has also served as President of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions."Diana Holland – Biographical Details", Left Futures
Labour Party
As of July 2010, Holland has been a Labour Party member for over 25 years with 16 years on the National Executive Committee, the longest continuously elected NEC member. She is a member of Islington North CLP.
Holland was elected as Labour Party Treasurer in September 2010, defeating John Prescott."Lord Prescott fails in Treasurer bid", BBC News, 26 September 2010 Holland won 68.96% of the total vote, with 19.02% out of 50% in the individual members section of the electoral college and 49.93% out of 50% in the trade union affiliates section.
Personal life She is married to Joe Irvin, former Political Secretary (head of the No 10 Political Office) to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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