Sir Patrick Nairne | |
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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) |
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.
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]