Jonathan Baume Biography

Jonathan Baume was elected General Secretary of the FDA in 1997, re-elected in 2002 and again in 2006. He joined the FDA as Deputy General Secretary in 1989, previously working at the TUC specialising in employment law and equality issues.

After studying politics, philosophy and economics at Keble College Oxford, he joined Oxfordshire County Council in 1974 as a graduate trainee, and entered the Department of Employment Group in 1977. From 1980 until leaving for the TUC in 1986, he worked for the CPSA.

Jonathan is a member of the TUC General Council, and has a strong interest in constitutional and public service reform.