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Christina McAnea

b. 1958

Scottish former trade union leader

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About Christina McAnea

Born 1958. Christina McAnea is a British trade unionist.

Christina Campbell McAnea, Baroness McAnea (born 1958) is a Scottish former trade union leader. She was elected general secretary of UNISON on 22 January 2021, succeeding former general secretary Dave Prentis.

She served as UNISON general secretary for 5 years before being succeeded by Andrea Egan in January 2026.

Early life and education McAnea was born in 1958 in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in the Drumchapel area, where she attended St. Pius School (now the location of Drumchapel High School). and she was raised by her mother as a single parent.

After leaving school at 16, she worked in the Civil Service, National Health Service and retail, before enrolling at the University of Strathclyde to study English and history.

McAnea served as UNISON general secretary until January 2026, having lost the 2025 UNISON general secretary election to Andrea Egan. . This would be the first time in UNISON's history that only two candidates would go head-to-head for the position with McAnea receiving 40.18% of the vote to Egan's 59.82% .

House of Lords McAnea was conferred as a life peer in the July 2026 political peerages to sit in the House of Lords as a Labour Party peer; she was created as Baroness McAnea, of Kelvingrove in the City of Glasgow on 17 August 2026.

Personal life McAnea lives in south London and was married to Robert who died in November 2024. She has two adult children.

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1958, Glasgow
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National Health Service
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Baroness McAnea

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Scottish former trade union leader

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Christina McAnea was born in 1958 in Glasgow.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christina McAnea

· Wikidata: Q104776466

· DBpedia: Christina McAnea, Baroness McAnea

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