Liina Carr was re-elected ETUC Confederal Secretary in 2019, having first been elected in 2015. Her responsibilities at ETUC include macroeconomic policy, economic governance and the European Semester, the European Pillar of Social Rights, social protection, external relations, implementation of UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in the EU and development cooperation, as well as human resources.
Liina has been a member of the European Economic and Social Committee since 2004.
Liina studied law and worked in the private sector in Estonia and Britain and worked in academia and the public sector in UK. In 2002 she started working for the Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions (EAKL) where she served as International Secretary from 2004 to 2015.
