Georges Debunne

Georges Debunne (2 May 1918 – 21 September 2008) was a Belgian trade union leader.

Born in Menen, Debunne qualified as a teacher, and worked in Halle, joining the trade union.

After World War II, he was elected as full-time secretary of the civil engineering section of the General Union of Public Services, then as national secretary of its civil service section.

In 1983, he was elected as president of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

[1][2] In 2005, Debunne was a founder of the small Committee for Another Policy political party.