Mick Whelan

For other uses of "Michael Whelan", see Michael Whelan (disambiguation).

John Michael Whelan (born 1960) is the General Secretary of the British trade union ASLEF. He is the 18th General Secretary of ASLEF.

Early life

He grew up in north-west London.

Career

He began working in the rail industry in 1984, becoming a train driver. Previously he had been a bank clerk.

ASLEF

He was elected General Secretary of ASLEF on 11 October 2011,[1] when he received 3683 votes compared to 3458 for Simon Weller. Previously he had been Midlands District Organiser (ASLEF District 6) for the union. In the first ballot on 19 September 2011 he received 3284 votes, against 3115 for Simon Weller.[2] He became General Secretary on 5 December 2011.[3]

He is also Editor of Aslef Journal (a nominal position for the General Secretary), published by TU ink.

Personal life

He supports Chelsea football team.[4]

He is married to Lorraine Phelan MBE, the Chief Biomedical Scientist for special haematology at St Mary's Hospital, London.[5] They live in the London Borough of Brent and have two boys including a son born in 1995.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Elected leader 2011
  2. ↑ Aslef Journal October 2011
  3. ↑ Union
  4. ↑ Aslef Journal November 2011
  5. ↑ Lorraine Phelan receives MBE

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Preceded by
Keith Norman		 General Secretary of ASLEF
2011- 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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