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After studying Economic History at the University Of Nottingham , he joined the TUC in 1969 and by 1977 was the head of the Organisation and Industrial Relations Department, and the Deputy General Secretary in 1987 , leading to his election in 1993 as General Secretary.

Monks has also sat on numerous other bodies, including Acas from 1979 until 1995 . In 2000 , he agreed to chair the Co-operative Commission , reporting in 2001 with recommendations for the Co-operative movement.