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NAME: Daniel Joseph Bryan.
AGE: 48,
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 August 1945, born and raised in Birmingham with 11 brother and sisters.
WORK EXPERIENCE: Left school at 15 to go into the building trade and joined the TGWU. At 15 his father appointed him as art apprentice bricklayer. He hated the job and left after 18 months. 1962 Entered engineering trade as unskilled worker; left TGWU to join AEU where he was active at committee level.
1967 Joined Lichfield-based Bound-Brook, a subsidiary of GKN. Rejoined TGWU and became a shop steward in 1968.
1970 Became youngest full-time TGWU district officer at age of 24, based in the West Bromwich office where he represented drivers alongside other industry sectors.
1974 Promoted to district secretary at Plymouth, where he continued to represent drivers, as well as other groups of workers.
1985 Promoted again to national officer for the public services trade group, based at the TGWU's head office in London.
1994 National secretary for the TGWU's road transport commercial trade group.
MARITAL STATUS: Married with four children.
HOBBIES: Photography and sailing.