Trevor Fisk

Trevor Fisk (1942 or 1943–1993) was a British student union leader.

Fisk was elected President of the London School of Economics Student Union in 1964,^[1] then attended the Inns of Court.^[2] He was elected as President of the National Union of Students (NUS) in 1968,^[1] as a moderate candidate, defeating the then-radical Jack Straw.^[3] During his term in office, he toured South Africa, where he supported British academics taking up posts in white-only universities,^[4] He launched a campaign for the reform of British universities, but attracted criticism for asking students not to attend protests against the Vietnam War,^[5] and opposed removing a "no politics" clause from the NUS constitution.^[2] In 1969, he became the only incumbent President of the NUS to lose a bid for re-election, being defeated by Straw.^[2]

Fisk was also assistant to the General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, and was a member of the Fabian Society.^[6] He later worked for British Steel, then moved to the United States, becoming vice-president of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He died in Orlando, Florida in 1993.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Obituary: Trevor Fisk", The Independent, 6 June 1993
2. ^ ^{a b c} Tan Parsons, "Young and fearless...", The Guardian, 14 April 2006
3. ^ Minerva, Vol.7, p.281
4. ^ South African Democracy Education Trust, The Road to Democracy in South Africa, Vol.3, p.304
5. ^ Minerva, Vol.7, No.3, p.584
6. ^ Fabian tract: Issues 416-430, p.37