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Foyer served on the general council of the STUC for many years, served a term as chair of the STUC's youth committee. In 2020, she was appointed as
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to take her on full-time as a trainee organiser, following which she became an assistant secretary at the
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Foyer has been married to Simon Macfarlane, also a trade unionist, since 2002. They have two daughters.
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Foyer grew up in Glasgow as an only child, where she helped out on her parents' market stall in
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In March 2023, it was announced that Foyer would be joining Scottish newspaper
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Marriage certificate of Rozanne Foyer and Simon David Macfarlane
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Rozanne Foyer

General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress
Incumbent
Grahame Smith
Glasgow
General Secretary
Scottish Trades Union Congress
the Barras
Benefits Agency
Graphical, Paper and Media Union
Scottish Trades Union Congress
Transport and General Workers' Union
Unite
General Secretary of the STUC
The National
"10 things that changed my life with STUC general secretary Roz Foyer"


"Roz Foyer is bringing a fresh feminist face to Scotland's trade union movement"


"STUC announces appointment of new General Secretary"


"STUC appoints first female leader for first time in its 123-year history"
"The STUC's Roz Foyer joins The National as a regular columnist"
Marriage certificate of Rozanne Foyer and Simon David Macfarlane
Glasgow
National Records of Scotland

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