page_title: Co-operatives UK
section_title: General Secretaries and Chief Executives
hierarchical_section_title: Co-operatives UK / General Secretaries and Chief Executives
caption_attribution_description: English: Dame Pauline Green, speaking at the annual general meeting of the Oxford, Swindon and Gloucester Co-operative Society Limited, held at the Royal Agricultural College, 2005-04-23. Copyright &#169; 2005 Kaihsu Tai.
context_page_description: Co-operatives UK is "the central membership organisation for co-operative enterprise throughout the UK". The co-operative federation was founded in 1870 as the Co-operative Central Board, changing its name to the Co-operative Union before finally becoming Co-operatives UK following its merger with the Industrial Common Ownership Movement in 2001. Historically associated with the consumer co-operatives, the merger broadened its scope to include worker co-operatives and it now exists to support and promote the values of the entire co-operative movement throughout the UK.
  During its history, it has been responsible for the organisation of the Co-operative Congresses, the establishment of both Co-operative Commissions and the creation of the Co-operative College and the Co-operative Party. The head office, Holyoake House in Manchester, is a Grade II listed building, and was built in 1911 in memory of the co-operative activist George Jacob Holyoake.
  Membership of Co-operatives UK includes organisations as diverse as the Woodcraft Folk, Suma Wholefoods and the Co-operative Group.
caption: Dame Pauline Green speaking at a co-operative meeting, 2005.
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