Nick Partridge

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

(1955-08-28) 28 August 1955 (age 69)
Rickmansworth, southwest Hertfordshire, England
Occupation(s)Presenter, activist, businessman
Years active1985–present
Known forHIV/AIDS activism
PartnerSimon Vearnals

Sir Nicholas Wyndham Partridge OBE (born 28 August 1955) is an English healthcare and HIV/AIDS care activist.

Early life

Partridge was born in Rickmansworth on 28 August 1955 to Miles and Patricia Partridge. He attended West Somerset School in Minehead. He studied international relations at Keele University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1978.[1]

Activism

Partridge worked for the Terrence Higgins Trust from 1985,[2] when he started in the postroom,[citation needed] subsequently working his way to become chief executive in 1991, a post he held until 2013. There was controversy about his final salary on retirement: although not identified, three senior employees of the Terrence Higgins Trust were on salaries above £60,000, including one paid £140,000 to £149,999 and another paid £210,000 to £219,999.[3]

He was also chair of Involve, an advisory group of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) promoting public involvement in public health and social care research.

Personal life

He lives in Peckham, London, with his partner, Simon Vearnals, a counselling psychologist.[1][2] They entered into a civil partnership in 2008.[4]

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.[5] 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;[6] and in 2010 was ranked 75th (rising from 89th the previous year) in the same list.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c Greenhalgh, Hugo (8 March 2013). "At home: Sir Nick Partridge". ft.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Departing Terrence Higgins Trust executives paid at least £350k last year, accounts indicate".
  4. ^ "Partridge, Sir Nicholas (Wyndham), (Sir Nick), (born 28 Aug. 1955), Chief Executive, Terrence Higgins Trust, 1991–2013". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Gay Power: The pink list", The Independent, 2 July 2006, archived from the original on 7 January 2008, retrieved 1 December 2008
  7. ^ "The IoS Pink List 2010", The Independent on Sunday, London: Independent Print Limited, 1 August 2010, archived from the original on 20 June 2022, retrieved 11 September 2011