Tom Sawyer, Baron Sawyer

The Right Honourable The Lord Sawyer
Official portrait, 2019
General Secretary of the Labour Party
In office 1994–1998
Leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Larry Whitty
Succeeded by	Margaret McDonagh
Chairman of the National Executive Committee
In office 1990–1991
Leader	Neil Kinnock
Preceded by	Jo Richardson
Succeeded by	Tony Clarke
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 August 1998 Life peerage
Personal details
Born	(1943-05-12) 12 May 1943 (age 81) Darlington, England
Political party	Labour
Occupation	Trade union official

Lawrence Sawyer, Baron Sawyer (born 12 May 1943), known as Tom Sawyer, is a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was General Secretary of the Labour Party from 1994 to 1998.