Toni Pearce

Toni Pearce 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.
From 2011 to 2013, Pearce held the position of NUS Vice President. 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.

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. As such, Pearce failed two of her AS levels at the first attempt.

Political affiliation

During the elections for NUS President Pearce stood as a candidate with no official affiliation to a political party. However, Pearce announced in 2013 that she joined the Labour Party.