Andrea Egan

Andrea Egan is a British social worker and trade unionist. She has been general secretary of Unison, Britain's largest trade union, since January 2026.

Early life As a child Egan lived a few years in Germany where her father served in the British Armed Forces. Her parents separated in the early 1970s, following which she, her brother and mother moved back to the UK. She served as vice-president of Unison before being elected president in June 2022. Egan joined the Labour Party around 2010 but was expelled in November 2022 for sharing two articles by the Marxist Socialist Appeal after it had been proscribed amongst a range of organisations by the Labour NEC. The first article had been shared on 16 July 2021 and the second on 13 August 2021. Socialist Appeal was banned by the Labour NEC on 20 July 2021.

Egan was elected general secretary of Unison in December 2025, defeating incumbent Christina McAnea. Egan secured 60% of the votes but only 7% of Unison members took part in the ballot which is in line with a 9.8% turnout for the previous General Secretary election in 2020. She started her five-year term on 22 January 2026.