Nick Partridge

Sir Nicholas Wyndham Partridge OBE (born 28 August 1955) is a British health care and HIV/AIDS care activist.

Kirsten O'Brien and Nick Partridge at the Lighthouse Gala auction in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust.

Early life

Partridge was born in Rickmansworth on 28 August 1955 to Miles and Patricia Partridge. He attended West Somerset School in Minehead. He received a BA in International Relations from Keele University in 1978.[1]

Activism

He worked for Terrence Higgins Trust from 1985,[2] when he started in the postroom, subsequently working his way to become Chief Executive in 1991, a post he held until 2013. He is also Chair of Involve, an advisory group promoting public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.

He lives in Peckham, London with his partner of 33 years, Simon Vearnals, a counselling psychologist.[1][2]

Honours

In 1999 he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of his contribution to the charitable sector and was appointed a Commissioner of the Commission for Health Improvement.[2] Partridge was knighted in the 2009 New Year Honours.[3] He was awarded an honorary DLitt from Keele University in 2008 and an honorary DSc from De Montfort University in 2011.[1]

In 2006, he was declared one of the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain by The Independent;[4] and in 2010 was ranked 75th (rising from 89th the previous year) in the same list.[5] There was controversy about his final salary on retirement.[6]

References
  1. "Partridge, Sir Nicholas (Wyndham), (Sir Nick), (born 28 Aug. 1955), Chief Executive, Terrence Higgins Trust, 1991–2013". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2009. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U249515. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. Greenhalgh, Hugo (8 March 2013). "At home: Sir Nick Partridge". ft.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 1.
  4. "Gay Power: The pink list", The Independent, 2 July 2006, archived from the original on 7 January 2008, retrieved 1 December 2008
  5. "The IoS Pink List 2010", The Independent on Sunday, London: Independent Print Limited, 1 August 2010, retrieved 11 September 2011
  6. "Departing Terrence Higgins Trust executives paid at least £350k last year, accounts indicate".
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