Toni Pearce
| Toni Pearce | |
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Pearce in 2013, when she was Vice President (Further Education) at the National Union of Students | |
| 56th President of the National Union of Students | |
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In office 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Liam Burns |
| Succeeded by | Megan Dunn |
| Majority | 301 (41.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1990 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Cornwall College |
| Website | Toni Pearce for National President |
Toni Pearce (born 13 April 1990) was the President of the National Union of Students in the United Kingdom, a position she held until July 2015. Pearce was elected at the 2013 NUS National Conference in April 2013 and re-elected by a large majority in April 2014.
From 2011 to 2013, Pearce held the position of NUS Vice President (Further Education).[1] Before that, she was President at the Students' Union of Cornwall College, an institution of Further Education. Pearce is the first ever NUS President not to have attended university.[2][3][4]
Early life
Pearce attended Cornwall College from the age of 16, however she was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type III, which meant that she missed a large number of lessons whilst in hospital recovering from operations.[5] As such, Pearce failed two of her AS levels at the first attempt.
Political affiliation
During the elections for NUS President (2013, 2014) Toni Pearce stood as a candidate with no official affiliation to a political party. However, Toni has been a member of the Labour Party since 2010, joining after the 2010 General Election where she had voted for the Liberal Democrats.[6] Despite being a member of the Labour Party, her involvement is small and has described herself as "one of the least active members".[4]
References
- ↑ "Toni Pearce #1 for NUS VP Further Education". Facebook. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ "Toni Pearce elected next NUS president". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ "Students elect first union president who hasn't been to university 'because taking three years out wasn't attractive to her'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Toni Pearce: she flunked her exams – but fought her way to the top to become President of the NUS". Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Beating the odds to become president of the National Union of Students". BBC News. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "Twitter / toni_pearce: So because Wikipedia says I ...". Twitter. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Liam Burns |
President of the National Union of Students 2013-2015 |
Succeeded by Megan Dunn |