Christine Grace Payne MBE (born 30 December 1956) is a British former trade union leader.
Payne graduated from Loughborough University and studied industrial relations at Middlesex Polytechnic.
In 1979, she began working for the trade union Equity, becoming the television commercials organiser in 1981.
[3] She served on the executive committee of the International Federation of Actors, and the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.
[3] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to the trade union movement.