Patrick Nairne

Sir Patrick Nairne
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)

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.

Family

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]}

^ "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, 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.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir John Hunt	Second Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office 1973–1975	Succeeded by Sir Roy Denman
Preceded by Sir Philip Rogers	Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Security 1975–1981	Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Stowe
Academic offices
Preceded by Alan Bullock	Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford 1981–1988	Succeeded by Sir Brian Smith
Preceded by Rab Butler	Chancellor of the University of Essex 1982–1997	Succeeded by Michael Nolan

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