Toni Pearce | |
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56th President of the National Union of Students | |
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 |
Toni Pearce (born 13 April 1990) is a former President of the National Union of Students in the United Kingdom. Pearce was elected at the 2013 NUS National Conference in April 2013 and re-elected April 2014. [1]
From 2011 to 2013,Pearce held the position of NUS Vice President (Further Education). [2] Before that,she was President at the Students' Union of Cornwall College,an institution of Further Education. Pearce was the first ever NUS President not to have attended university. [3] [4]
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.
During the elections for NUS President (2013,2014) Pearce stood as a candidate with no official affiliation to a political party. However,Pearce announced in 2013 that she joined the Labour Party. [4]
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