Jack O'Connor (trade unionist)

Jack O'Connor (born 24 January 1957) is an Irish trade unionist who has served as Chairman of the Labour Party since April 2017.

Born in northern County Dublin, O'Connor worked in various fields before taking full-time employment with the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland in 1980.

In 1990, the union became part of SIPTU, and O'Connor was appointed as its regional organiser for the Midlands.

[2] O'Connor stepped down as General President on 14 December 2017 after completing three terms in the role.

[5] On 4 April 2018, O'Connor was selected as the party's general election candidate for Wicklow,[6] however he stepped down as the candidate in September 2019, upon which Paul O'Brien was selected to run instead.