Trade-union leader, born in Nottingham, C England, UK. He worked in the pits at 14, turned lorry driver, and by 1938 was a full-time union organizer. In 1955 he became general secretary of the Transport and General Worker's Union. He was minister of technology (19646) until he resigned over the prices and incomes policy, MP for Nuneaton (19656), and chairman of the Community Relations Commission (196870).
He was born in Doncaster and became a full-time official in the road transport section of the Transport and General Workers' Union in July 1938.
Cousins was appointed acting General Secretary of the TGWU in February 1956, due to poor health on the part of Jock Tiffin.
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Preceded by: Frank Bowles |
Member of Parliament for Nuneaton 1965–1966 |
Succeeded by: Les Huckfield |
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Preceded by: Jock Tiffin |
General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union 1956-1969 |
Succeeded by: Jack Jones |
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Preceded by: Robert Carr (Minister of Technical Co-operation) |
Minister of Technology 1964-1966 |
Succeeded by: Tony Benn |
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