Hughie Williams
Australian wrestler and trade unionist (1933–2017)
- Born
- 3 September 1933
- Died
- 15 October 2017
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- trade unionist, amateur wrestler
- Height
- 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Hughie Williams (3 September 1933 – 15 October 2017) was State Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the Transport Workers Union of Australia. He was State Secretary from 1992–2010 and was the national president in 2000. He was also State Secretary during the early 1980s and had been secretary of the now defunct Brisbane sub-branch throughout the 1980s.
Williams was a stalwart of the Union movement in his time as organiser and then Branch Secretary.
On 10 December 2010 Williams stood aside as secretary after being defeated by a landslide defeat in the quadrennial elections by 'The New Transport Worker Team' headed by Peter Biagini. Williams was 77 when he was defeated.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics | 1964 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.