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
Born15 August 1921
Died4 June 2013 (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
Alma materRadley College
University College, Oxford
OccupationCivil Servant
SpousePenelope Chauncy Bridges (1948–2014)

Family

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Nairne'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

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  1. ^ "Sir Patrick Nairne". The Telegraph. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ^ Anne Perkins and Jane Ashley, Shape Up, Sir Humphrey, BBC News, 28 March 2007.
  3. ^ a b The Governors Archived 26 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, The Ditchley Foundation, UK.
  4. ^ Birthdays Aug 15–16[dead link], The Times, 15 August 2009.
  5. ^ "University of Essex Calendar". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012.
  6. ^ Honorary Fellows. University College Record, October 2010, page 14.
  7. ^ Jeremy Musson, Interview: Sandy Nairne, Country Life, 17 April 2008.
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Government offices
Preceded by Second Permanent Secretary at the
Cabinet Office

1973–1975
Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent Secretary of the
Department of Health and Social Security

1975–1981
Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
1981–1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of Essex
1982–1997
Succeeded by