1979 . In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong's last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. Does he ever get mad, watching his lifes work, at home and abroad, unravel? In the last three months, he says, partly as a result of Britains generous visa scheme, there have been 100,000-plus people from Hong Kong, teachers, medics, lawyers, leaving to come here and lots of other places as well. There is a 1930s village atmosphere, which bankers and lawyers now pay 5m to inhabit. You can see it in the language used by [former Hong Kong chief executive] Carrie Lam and now this terrible policeman who is her successor, John Lee. He put out his memoir, 'Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs', on September 29, 2005. [32] In March 2009, Patten received the title Doctor honoris causa by South East European University. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was no stranger in picking fights with China. It's just that after those heady years in the spotlight, her sisters would seem to crave the exact opposite. Laura, Kate and little Alice, the daughters of the last Governor Chris Patten, were only in their early teens when they became unlikely celebrities. They're now grown up and all doing fine. Chris Patten. Well, there are two elements to it. Chris Patten is Chancellor of Oxford University. John Majors bastards have long since taken over. If ever there as a contradiction in terms it is that. They have three children. In 2005, he became an appointed member of the British peerage. However the general public regarded him positively. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/christopher-francis-patten-1050.php. "We are very, very happy together," she says. St Mary's Barnes, United Kingdom, SW13 9HL. He states baldly at one point a belief in an afterlife. And I just think Johnson is terribly wrong. Patten, a practising Catholic, has been disturbed in particular by the recent crackdown on religion and the arrest of Cardinal Zen, the churchs primate in Hong Kong. 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 co-operation programmes, as well as liaison with Javier Solana, the High Representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. [citation needed]. Tory! By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. 3 episodes, The Musketeers (2014) as Sister Hlne. See PA story ROYAL Patten. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Christopher Francis Patten was born on May 12 1944. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. Chris Patten. Dominic Patten / Deadline: David Zaslav Praises CNN Adding More GOP Voices; "Balance Strategy" Is "Important," Warner Bros Discovery Boss Says . Had he not lost his own seat in Bath in that election, partly because he was associated with the poll tax, he would have become, at 48, chancellor of the exchequer. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University's Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate's death pays for the education of more than a. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). Can you tell us more about this person? Its been a very long nervous breakdown. Tory! Katharine Joan ('Kate') Patten (1973-), Television producer; daughter of Chris Patten Sitter in 1 portrait Tell us More Like List Thumbnail Sort by Chris Patten and his family by Jillian Edelstein bromide fibre print, August 1990 NPG x45377 Find out more > Use this image Related People Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes (father) Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. For people of my age, it was a bit like being born just after the Congress of Vienna [of 1814], to then live through a period of stability and growing prosperity, longevity, better health, in which there were a number of givens: Europe or welfare democracy or that thing that Peter Hennessy writes about, leaders who, in the absence of a written constitution, could be trusted to do the right thing.. Now 28, she is a television producer at the BBC, making programmes for BBC Choice. Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last Governor of Hong Kong.She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). Im grateful for your support, I love you Hong Kong, a poston the Alice Patten Facebook page said. Chris Patten's Hong Kong Diaries take us behind the scenes of 1997 handover Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and new ambassador to the United States, made himself far more. If you have information to share please complete the form below. In May, Laura married Elton Charles, a florist from Paddington, whom she met seven years ago. With wife, Lavender, and daughters (from left) Kate, Laura and Alice, after receiving the Order of the Companions of Honour at Buckingham Palace in 1998. ad things gone differently for him in 1992, it is quite possible to imagine that Patten could have been the first Catholic prime minister of Britain. 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. Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post: Trump may be . Two books, one by the ex-governor and another by professor Ho-fung Hung, offer insights into China's savage repression . Tv film Basanti (2006) as Sue McKinley. "They didn't have the choice. [citation needed]. He laughs. Alice Patten is a English actress appeared in film Rang De Basanti opposite Aamir Khan.The British actress is daughter of politician Chris Patten, she played character Sue who came to India to make a documentary film about the British rule. Patten and his time in Hong Kong was the subject of the 5-part documentary series The Last Governor, which was filmed throughout his time in Hong Kong, including his arrival, key moments of his government such as the 1995 elections and his final day in office, ending as he departs Government House for the last time. His subsequent career has been a tour of duty of threatened institutions and imperial relics, the more grown-up version of Portillo on a train. I occasionally get asked to preach in college chapels. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of . But if it was difficult to convince them of that hope then, certainly after 2019 when Mr Lees police had been beating them over the head, tasering and teargassing them, it wasnt going to be any easier., A year ago, Patten was taking Bobby for a walk in Richmond Park when he bumped into two Chinese couples in their mid-20s. The sometime barbed comedian made a point of noting that if octogenarian Biden isn't at the top of the Democrats' '24 ticket, 76-year old Donald Trump has a good chance of returning to the White House.. In 2010, The Tablet named him as one of Britain's most influential Catholics. At Queens College, Cambridge - where a month ago she achieved a "slightly disappointing" 2:2 in modern languages, she went out with Jordan Frieda, the son of Lulu and hairdresser John Frieda. Patten was elected Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979. "It spits in the face of human rights and shows a delusional view of the Chinese Communist Party's trustworthiness on the international stage," Patten is quoted by the Daily Mail.. His comments came as 53 people were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of "subversion" in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP/WTN Chris has an amazing sense of humour. He described the government as shameful and seedy. Paperback. He garnered widespread criticism for the controversial Community Charge (or so-called "Poll Tax"). Enter your password to log in. And yeah, I do get angry about things. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. He went over and addressed the students who organised the protests against Hong Kongs security laws a couple of times, at the invitation of their informal leader, Joshua Wong. I think, first of all, people talk about American exceptionalism, try Chinese exceptionalism. He made the case for negotiation rather than outright demands for independence. He is the co-chair of International Crisis Group, overseeing many international operations. "I just find it intensely difficult. [29], In 2014 Pope Francis appointed Patten to head a body to advise the Vatican on media strategy and on how to handle the press, which he remained on until 2016. Ann Lewis. Posted By: VOHK April 12, 2016 By Chan King-cheung - He became a life peer in 2005, and since 2003, he has held the position of the Chancellor of Oxford University. Patten has become a kind of living reminder of that shift on the right. A practising Roman Catholic, he organized Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. Christopher Francis Patten Visitor Chancellor of the University Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last colonial governor, departed from the Government House in Hong Kong on the 1 st July 1997, and made the historic and iconic trip back to the HMY Britannia. In October, he severely criticised the Hong Kong government for banning face masks. The morning after the Westminster confidence vote, he sends me an email mentioning that he is at an airport on his way to give a memorial lecture to one of his political heroes, John Hume, prime mover in the Belfast agreement now under threat. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. A month after her father was elected Chancellor of Oxford University,. And I dont see what pulls the party together again. . In June 1983, he was made the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office. A colleague who works with Kate at the BBC describes her as "serious and hard-working". CH PC Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes 1944512 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 19921997 Hardback. It was politically and morally difficult both for them and for us. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. Lenny rents the lake house for the 4th . Do you think it was also their belief that the British government had deluded itself about its own purpose? And its probably just because so many of the things that I think my generation took for granted are now being trashed., Patten was not a silver-spoon Tory. We werent preparing it for independence. 1 episode, Vincent In Brixton (2003) as Eugenie Loyer, Rang De Eugenie Loyer. However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. Yana Gupta. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (Chinese: ; born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997 and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. Last Governor of Hong Kong Chris patten on 20th Anniversary - Full interview Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes CH PC (born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who served as the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. [7], Patten's tenure faced several different challenges, as many in Hong Kong were still reeling from the Tiananmen Square massacre a few years earlier. Also Known As: Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, children: Alice Patten, Kate Patten, Laura Patten, See the events in life of Chris Patten in Chronological Order, (Chancellor of the University of Oxford (Since 2003)). Please note that we cannot provide valuations. In the latest swing by CNN chief Chris Licht to rebrand the cable newser, Maher's appearance gave a bit of a preview of plans for the 9 PM ET slot, diverting from counter programming to . We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. I kept on saying the only bunkers in Hong Kong were on golf courses., Events of the last decade, not just in China, have shown how the liberal idea that market freedom goes hand in hand with political freedom has been disproved. [8], In contrast to his predecessors, Patten decided not to wear the official Court uniform on formal occasions. 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