ial ▁election ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁Internet ▁mem es ▁Category : White ▁House ▁in ▁fiction ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁American ▁men ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁polit icians ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁Category : American ▁political ▁sat ire ▁Category : E lect ron ic ▁literature ▁Category : Ab sur dist ▁fiction ▁Category : Internet ▁mem es ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁end ings <0x0A> </s> ▁Doug ▁Mc A voy ▁( 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁trade ▁union ▁leader . ▁He ▁was ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Te ach ers ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁A ▁teacher , ▁Mc A voy ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁New castle - up on - Ty ne ▁N UT ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁General - Secret ary ▁design ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁directly ▁elected ▁General ▁Secretary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Inter view : ▁Te ach ers ' ▁leader ▁Doug ▁Mc A voy ▁BBC ▁News ▁ 2