Barry Arthur Reamsbottom (born 4 April 1949)[1] is a former Scottish civil servant and trade union General Secretary.
[1] Reamsbottom is from Aberdeen and lived in a children's home run by Catholic nuns, Nazareth House, from the age of 7 to 14.
[citation needed] He started his career in the DHSS in Aberdeen, before becoming a full-time trade union employee, eventually Press Officer for the CPSA from 1987 to 1992.
After only securing 32 out of 50 nominations required,[3] Reamsbottom decided not to stand for re-election on the proviso he stood down in 2002, but continued to be paid until 2004.
[4] Reamsbottom became Vice President of the NATO-sponsored think tank, the Trade Union Committee for European and Transatlantic Understanding.