Albert Monk

Albert Monk CMG
2nd President of the ACTU
In office 1934–1943
Preceded by	Billy Duggan
Succeeded by	Percy Clarey
In office 1949–1969
Preceded by	Percy Clarey
Succeeded by	Bob Hawke
2nd Secretary of the ACTU
In office 1943–1949
Preceded by	Charlie Crofts
Succeeded by	Reg Broadby
Personal details
Born	Albert Ernest Monk (1900-09-16)16 September 1900 Waltham Abbey, Essex, Great Britain
Died	11 February 1975(1975-02-11) (aged 74) Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia
Profession	Trade unionist

Albert Ernest Monk CMG (16 September 1900 – 11 February 1975) was an Australian trade unionist. He served as both President and Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) for a total of 35 years; first as President from 1934 to 1943, then Secretary from 1943 to 1949, and then President again from 1949 to 1969.

In 1966 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.

Writer Blanche d'Alpuget had intended to write a biography of Monk but was refused permission by Monk's widow, as she did not want the public to know that she was Monk's second wife.

D'Alpuget instead wrote a biography of Monk's successor as ACTU President and future Prime Minister Bob Hawke, whom she married in 1995.

External links

• Australian Dictionary of Biography