Debbie Coulter
Debbie Coulter (née Allen, born 1960/1961) is a British former trade union leader.
Born in Egremont as Debbie Allen, she attended St Mary's Comprehensive School in Wallasey, then worked in office administration for various companies. When she was 18, she was sacked for encouraging colleagues to join a trade union. She married, but her husband died before 1991.[1]
Coulter found work at a tailors in
In 2003, Coulter was elected as deputy general secretary of the GMB, the most senior role any woman had held in the union.[1] She ran on a joint ticket with Kevin Curran, who became general secretary. Breaches of the election rules emerged, and Coulter complied with the investigation. She was re-elected in a re-run election, in 2004.[2] Curran chose to resign, and Coulter became acting general secretary. Coulter was initially considered the front-runner to replace Curran, but later in the year, Paul Kenny replaced her as acting general secretary, and he ultimately won election to the post.[3][4][5]
Coulter served on the
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