Sir Patrick Dalmahoy Nairne, GCB MC PC (15 August 1921 – 4 June 2013[1]) was a senior British civil servant.[2] His career started in the Admiralty. He eventually became Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Security and Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford (1981–88).[3][4] Nairne was a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, appointed in 1982 when he became a member of Lord Franks' official inquiry into the Falklands War, and a governor of the Ditchley Foundation.[3] He was Chancellor of the University of Essex from 1982 to 1997.[5] He was an Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford.[6] Nairne was the first Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 1991 to 1996.
Sir Patrick Nairne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1921 |
| Died | 4 June 2013 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Radley College University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
| Spouse | Penelope Chauncy Bridges (1948–2014) |
Family
editNairne's six children include Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery,[7] and Andrew Nairne, Director of Kettle's Yard, Cambridge.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Sir Patrick Nairne". The Telegraph. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Anne Perkins and Jane Ashley, Shape Up, Sir Humphrey, BBC News, 28 March 2007.
- ^ a b The Governors Archived 26 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, The Ditchley Foundation, UK.
- ^ Birthdays Aug 15–16[dead link], The Times, 15 August 2009.
- ^ "University of Essex Calendar". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012.
- ^ Honorary Fellows. University College Record, October 2010, page 14.
- ^ Jeremy Musson, Interview: Sandy Nairne, Country Life, 17 April 2008.
External links
edit- Patrick Nairne on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
- The Papers of Sir Patrick Nairne held at Churchill Archives Centre
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