What is Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth?
[[File:Official portrait of Lord Morris of Handsworth crop 2, 2019.jpg|right|200px]] '''William Manuel Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth''', [[Order of Jamaica|OJ]], [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (born 19 October 1938), generally known as '''Bill Morris''', is a former British [[trade union]] leader. He was [[General Secretary]] of the [[Transport and General Workers' Union]] from 1992 to 2003. He was the first black leader of a major British trade union. Morris became a member of the [[House of Lords]] in 2006. He is a member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. ==Other websites== *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/713251.stm Profile] from [[BBC News]], 14 April 2000 *[http://billmorris.info/ Bill Morris Home Page] *[https://mrc.epexio.com/records/BMO Catalogue of Morris's papers], held at the [[Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick]] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Bill}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British trade unionists]] [[Category:Labour Life Peers]]