Patrick Roach (trade unionist)

Patrick Roach (born 1965) is a British trade unionist.

Roach was born in Walsall to parents who had immigrated from Jamaica.

He hoped to become a schoolteacher but did not secure the grades to attend university, so went to Matthew Boulton College.

From 2017, he also served on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.

In 2020, he became the NASUWT general secretary without facing a contest, as no other candidate received enough nominations to stand.