| The Right Honourable The Lord Patten of Barnes CH, PC |
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| In office 9 July 1992 – 30 June 1997 |
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| Preceded by | David Wilson |
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| In office 28 November 1990 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Baker |
| Succeeded by | Norman Fowler (Chairman) William Waldegrave (Chancellor) |
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| In office 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Nicholas Ridley |
| Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
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| In office 10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Timothy Raison |
| Succeeded by | Lynda Chalker |
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| Born | 19 June 1944 Cleveleys, Lancashire, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Lavender Patten |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] |
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He was a Member of Parliament, eventually rising to a cabinet minister and party chairman. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. In the latter capacity, he orchestrated the Conservatives' unexpected fourth consecutive electoral victory in 1992, but lost his own seat in the House of Commons.
He then accepted the post of last Commander in Chief and British Governor of Hong Kong. The Governor of Hong Kong ( abbreviated 港督 was the head of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral After Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China, Patten became the European Commissioner for foreign relations. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. After leaving that post, he returned to the UK and was raised to the Peerage. The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. He is the Chancellor of Newcastle University and the University of Oxford. Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the
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Early life
Chris Patten was educated at St Benedict's School at Ealing Abbey, and at Balliol College, Oxford. St Benedict's School is an independent Roman Catholic Day school situated in Ealing, West London Ealing Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastic foundation in West London England and part of the English Benedictine Congregation Balliol College (ˈbeɪlɪəl founded in 1263 is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. He worked in the Conservative Party from 1966, first as desk officer and then director (from 1974 to 1979) of the Conservative Research Department. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Research Department ('CRD' is an integral part of the central organisation of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.
Member of Parliament
In government
Patten was a Member of Parliament from 1979 to 1992, serving as Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1986 to 1989. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for International Development is a Cabinet minister responsible for promoting development overseas and for the The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
In 1989 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for the Environment and became responsible for the unpopular Poll Tax. The Secretary of State for the Environment was a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of the Environment. A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a Tax of a uniform fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income Though he robustly defended the policy at the time, in his 2006 book Not Quite the Diplomat (published in the United States as Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain and Europe in the New Century) he claims to have thought it was a mistake on Margaret Thatcher's part. Not Quite the Diplomat Home Truths About World Affairs is a book by Chris Patten, published by Allen Lane in September 2005. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925
In 1990, John Major made Patten Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party, with responsibility for organising the coming general election campaign. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in modern times a Sinecure office in the Government of the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of the Conservative Party is responsible for running the party machine overseeing Conservative Central Office. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory in the 1992 election. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. However, he lost his seat for Bath to the Liberal Democrat candidate, Don Foster, in 1992. Bath is a Constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Patten's defeat was attributed to several factors; the Poll Tax that he implemented which was especially unpopular in his constituency, and his duties as party chairman that prevented him from much local campaigning.
Governor of Hong Kong
Had Patten been re-elected in 1992, he might have been rewarded by appointment as Foreign Secretary, although in his autobiography John Major said that he would have made Patten Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial However, in the three weeks leading up to the election, many party insiders sensed that Patten would not have been able to retain his seat, and Major was considering a patronage appointment.
In any event, in July 1992, he became the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong until its handover to the People's Republic of China on 30 June 1997. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Governor of Hong Kong ( abbreviated 港督 was the head of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He was given an official Chinese name, Pang Ting Hong/Peng Dingkang (彭定康), for his governorship, before which he was known in Hong Kong as "Pak Tang" (柏藤). Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Unlike most previous Hong Kong Governors, he was not a career bureaucrat from the UK Foreign Office but a politician. However, he was not the first politician to become a Governor of Hong Kong. That honour goes to John Bowring (Governor of Hong Kong 1854–1859) and John Pope Hennessy (Governor of Hong Kong 1877-1882), who was a Conservative MP before he entered Colonial Service. Sir John Bowring, KCB ( Chinese translated name 寶寧寶靈 or 包令 (17 October 1792 &ndash 23 November 1872 was an English Political economist Sir John Pope Hennessy, KCMG ( Chinese Translated Name 軒尼詩 (5 April 1834 - 3 June 1891 was a British politician and Colonial Administrator
Patten's tenure faced several different challenges, as many in Hong Kong were still reeling from the Tiananmen Square Massacre a few years earlier, while some were suspicious that the British would sell them out. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two He took steps to get in touch with the people of the colony, often taking public strolls. People in Hong Kong affectionately nicknamed him Fat Pang or Fei Peng (肥彭), making him the first and only governor to have a Chinese nickname.
Patten's most controversial actions related to the election of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. The Legislative Council ( LegCo) is the Unicameral Legislature of Hong Kong. Legco members returned in 1995 were originally to serve beyond the handover, thereby providing institutional continuity across the reversion of Hong Kong to the PRC. Beijing had expected that the use of functional constituencies with limited electorates would be used to elect this council, however Patten extended the definition of functional constituencies and thus virtually every Hong Kong subject was able to vote for the so-called indirectly elected members (see Politics of Hong Kong) of the Legislative Council. In the political systems of Hong Kong and Macau, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process In the political systems of Hong Kong and Macau, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by People's Republic of China, its own legislature the Chief Executive
Not surprisingly, his measure was strongly criticised by the pro-Beijing political parties of Hong Kong, who would suffer from the electoral changes. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Patten was also denounced by the PRC government as the 'whore of the East,' a 'serpent' and a 'criminal who would be condemned for a thousand generations' (千古罪人). The legislative council which was elected under Patten's governorship was dissolved upon the handover of Hong Kong to the PRC and replaced by a Provisional Legislative Council which functioned until elections were held under the previous rules in 1998. The Provisional Legislative Council ( Chinese: 臨時立法會 frequently abbreviated to 臨立會 was the interim legislature of Hong Kong from 1997 to 1998
However, Patten's institutional reform gained unprecedented support in Hong Kong and the criticism from the PRC government raised his popularity to a level he never enjoyed in the UK; he was widely seen as standing up for the colony's rights. Not withstanding the electoral controversy, even some of his critics admired his eloquency and praised his efforts to raise the level of debate in the colony. Ending up, the PRC did bow to pressure and after the handover, an increasing portion of seats in the Legco would be directly elected.
He left Hong Kong on 1 July 1997 after the handover, together with The Prince of Wales, on board HM Yacht Britannia. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar History HMY Britannia was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co
Post Governorship
In 1998, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Companion of Honour. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. From 1998 to 1999, he chaired the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, better known as the Patten Commission, which had been established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland was established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement, intended as a major step in the Northern Ireland peace The Agreement, most often referred to as the Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste Belfast Greeance or the Good Friday Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an On 9 September 1999, the Commission produced its report, entitled A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland but popularly known as the Patten Report, which contained 175 symbolic and practical recommendations. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This report led to the re-naming of the Royal Ulster Constabulary as the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC was the name of the Police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001 The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the Police service that covers Northern Ireland. He is also the co-chair of International Crisis Group, overseeing many international operations. The International Crisis Group ( ICG) is an independent international Non-profit, Non-governmental organization whose mission is to prevent and resolve
European Commissioner
In 1999, he was appointed as one of the United Kingdom's two members to the European Commission as Commissioner for External Relations where he was responsible for the Union's development and cooperation programmes, as well as liaison with Javier Solana, the High Representative of the CFSP. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. The Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy is a member of the European Commission with responsibility over the Commissions external representation Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, PhD (born 14 July 1942 in Madrid, Spain is the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP The High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (HR is the main co-ordinator of the Common Foreign and Security Policy within the European Union He held this position within the Prodi Commission from 23 January 2000 until 22 November 2004. The Prodi Commission was the European Commission in office between 1999 and 2004 Patten oversaw many crises in the area of European foreign policy, most notably the failure of the European Union to come up with a common unified policy before the Iraq war in 2003. This article deals with relations between the European Union and third countries The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany. The President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
University roles and elevation to the Peerage
Patten was appointed Chancellor of Newcastle University in 1999, and elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 2003. Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. Chancellors of the University of Oxford include 1224 Robert Grosseteste (Master of the School of Oxford since 1208 1231 Ralph The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the In 2005 he was raised to the Peerage as Baron Patten of Barnes, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. Barnes is an affluent riverside London suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ( is a London borough in south west London, England, which forms part of Outer London. In September 2005 he was elected a Distinguished Honorary Fellow of Massey College in the University of Toronto (the only person so elected except for the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh, the Duke of Edinburgh) as well as receiving an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Letters from the University of Trinity College, Toronto and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Ulster. Massey College is an elite interdisciplinary graduate Residential college affiliated with but independent from the University of Toronto. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The University of Trinity College, referred to locally as Trinity College or colloquially as Trin, is one of the federated colleges making Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The University of Ulster ( UU; Ollscoil Uladh is a multi-centre University located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the [2]
Future in the Conservative Party
Patten's pro-European outlook is in stark contrast with that of the modern Conservative Party. Pro-European is a subjective term applied to a person who supports the idea of European unification (mainly through the European Union (EU and generally supports Following Gordon Brown's ascension to the Labour leadership and Prime Ministership in June 2007 - and the defection of moderate Conservative MP Quentin Davies to the Labour Party - there was media speculation that Patten was likewise considering defecting to Labour. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is John Quentin Davies (born 29 May 1944) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the [1]
Personal life
Lord Patten of Barnes is married to Lavender, who is a barrister. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation They have three daughters — Kate, Laura, and Alice Patten; and two Norfolk terriers — Whisky and Soda. Alice Patten (彭雅思 born 1980 is an English actress and the daughter of Chris Patten, a prominent British conservative politician and the last governor of Hong Kong
On 29 September 2005, he published his memoirs, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not Quite the Diplomat Home Truths About World Affairs is a book by Chris Patten, published by Allen Lane in September 2005.
Books
- Chris Patten (1983). The Tory Case. Longman Higher Education. ISBN 0-582-29612-9.
- Chris Patten (1997). Letters to Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Information Services Department.
- Chris Patten (1998). East and West: The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power Freedom and the Future. For other uses see East West East and West (subtitled "China Power and the Future of Asia" is a 1998 book by the British Pan Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-74787-2.
- Chris Patten (2005). Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9855-5.
- Chris Patten (2006). Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century. Times Books. ISBN 0-8050-7788-X.
References
- Jonathan Dimbleby (1997). The Last Governor. ISBN 0-316-18583-3.
- Chris Patten (2005). Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9855-5.
External links
- The Chris Patten Archive – This website aims to archive all articles, speeches and material by or about Chris Patten. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Chris Patten's profile on BBC News website
- European Commissioner
- Patten Gets Peerage (BBC News Article)
- Still looking for trouble at (nearly) 60 — Jackie Ashley talks to Chris Patten
Offices held
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