National Pensioners Convention

The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) is the principal organisation representing pensioners in the United Kingdom. It is made up of around 1,000 bodies representing 1.5 million members, organised into federal regional units.

National Pensioners Convention
Formation1 June 1979 (1979-06-01)
FounderJack Jones
HeadquartersLondon
Location
  • United Kingdom
National organisers
Bev Morrison
President
Ron Douglas
General Secretary
Jan Shortt
Assistant General Secretary
Dot Gibson
Websitenpcuk.org

The NPC was founded by former Transport and General Workers' Union trade union leader, Jack Jones in 1979. He served as its President until 2001, when he was succeeded by Rodney Bickerstaffe, who had been general secretary of UNISON. Frank Cooper was the next President, with Bev Morrison as Campaign Officer.

Presidents
2005: Frank Cooper[1]
2013: Ron Douglas[1]

References
  1. National Pensioners Convention, "NPC elects new officers to serve until 2015", 4 April 2013
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