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Lyons studied for a degree in Economics at University College London . His union career began in 1966 as a full time union official for the North West England region of ASSET , one of the unions which later became ASTMS . In 1970 he became a National Officer of ASTMS and in 1987 Assistant General Secretary. In 1988 , ASTMS merged with TASS to form MSF. In 1992 Lyons became General Secretary of MSF. He was re-elected to that position in 1997 by 67% of the members voting (turnout was 12%). Lyons was the first General Secretary of a major trade union to be removed from office by the that he should "cease forthwith to hold office as Joint General Secretary of Amicus". Lyons was therefore forced to leave over two years before he planned to and Derek Simpson became the sole General Secretary seven months early. After the North Sea Piper Alpha disaster in which 167 men died, Lyons gave evidence to the Cullen Inquiry which led to new safety legislation to protect off-shore workers. {Link without Title} Lyons was a founder member of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and nominated Nelson Mandela for his first international honour as honorary president of University College London Union. Roger Lyons also organised the first ever South African Scholarship in a British university (UCL). Lyons was an observer for the European Union in the first ever free elections in South Africa. Roger Lyons was President of the he took part in a fact-finding visit to Colombia organised by Justice for Colombia {Link without Title} . Roger Lyons is a long-standing member of the Trade Union Friends of Israel. He addressed a TUFI fringe meeting at the 2005 Congress of the Trades Union Congress . TRIVIA Within trade union circles, Roger Lyons is a well known Arsenal F.C. supporter. SEE ALSO
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