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Frances O’Grady became TUC Deputy General Secretary in January 2003, the first woman ever to hold this post. Frances has lead responsibility for a wide range of key areas of policy development across the TUC's work including trade union recruitment and organisation, inter-union relations and TUC services to members. She sits on the board of the think tank, IPPR and is joint Vice Chair of the LSC National Council. Since March 2006, she has been Co-Chair of the Public Services Forum Learning and Skills Task Group. She is also a member of the UK Skills Board, and in April 2007 was appointed to the Low Pay Commission.