Andrew Murray (trade unionist)
Andrew Philip Drummond-Murray, commonly known as Andrew Murray, is a British trade union and Labour Party official and activist. Murray was seconded from Unite the Union to Labour headquarters for the 2017 United Kingdom general election, subsequently becoming an adviser to Jeremy Corbyn from 2018 to 2020.
Andrew Murray | |
|---|---|
| Special Political Advisor for the Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 26 February 2018 – 18 February 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Anneliese Midgley |
| Chair of the Stop the War Coalition | |
| In office 12 September 2015 – 12 October 2016 | |
| Deputy | Chris Nineham |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Succeeded by | Murad Qureshi |
| In office 21 September 2001 – 14 June 2011 | |
| President | Tony Benn |
| Deputy | Chris Nineham |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Chief of Staff of Unite the Union | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2011 | |
| General Secretary | Len McCluskey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Philip Drummond-Murray |
| Political party | Labour (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Great Britain (1976–1991) Communist Party of Britain (1995–2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Michie (1981–1997) Anna Kruthoffer (2003–present) |
| Relations | Arthur Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour (maternal grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick Hon. Barbara Mary Hope |
| Education | Worth School |
| Occupation | Trade union official |
| Committees | General Council of the Trades Union Congress (2011–present) Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Britain (2000–2004, 2008–2011) |
Born into an aristocratic Scottish family, Murray began his career as a journalist and later became a senior official for various trade unions. Murray was chair of the Stop the War Coalition from its formation in 2001 until June 2011 and again from September 2015 to 2016. After forty years in the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) and then the Communist Party of Britain, he joined Labour towards the end of 2016.
Murray is a contributor to the Morning Star and Tribune.