Unions: New general secretary at IndustriAll Europe

Judith Kirton-Darling has been appointed as General Secretary of industriAll Europe until May 2025. Isabelle Barthès continues as Deputy General Secretary.

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The two have jointly led the organisation since May 2023, when Luc Triangle, former General Secretary of industriAll Europe became ITUC Acting General Secretary. When Triangle was elected as ITUC Gen Sec in October 2023, industriAll Europe launched a contest for the post of General Secretary.

Judith Kirton-Darling and Isabelle Barthès were first elected as Deputy General Secretaries at the 3rd Congress of industriAll Europe in 2021. Kirton-Darling was formerly a Labour MEP (2014-20). Before entering parliament, she was active for 15 years within the Labour and trade union movement. She was elected Confederal Secretary at the European Trade Union Confederation in 2011.