Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, KG, CH, PC (Chinese: 彭定康; born 12 May 1944), is a British politician who was the Chairman of the Conservative...
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Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last...
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Chancellor became necessary upon the resignation of the incumbent Chancellor, Chris Patten. Online voting is taking place during the third week of the Michaelmas...
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Lord Patten may refer to two British Conservative politicians: Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes (born 1944), Governor of Hong Kong (to 1997), Chancellor...
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University, and former Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life Chris Patten, 58, incumbent European Commissioner for External Relations, former Conservative...
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John Haggitt Charles Patten, Baron Patten, PC (born 17 July 1945) is a British politician. He was formerly Conservative Member of Parliament for Oxford...
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Kong Chris Patten (later the Lord Patten of Barnes), it was better known as the Patten Commission and it produced a report in 1999 known as the Patten Report...
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He is also one of two living former governors of Hong Kong, alongside Chris Patten. He retired from the House of Lords on 12 February 2021 after sitting...
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Lady Lavender Patten (b. London, 19 September 1944) is the wife of Chris Patten. From 1992 to 1997 she was the final British ‘First Lady’ of Hong Kong...
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Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook; the departing Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten; the Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom, Field Marshal...
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Van Patten (born October 17, 1957) is an American actor, former professional tennis player, and the commentator for the World Poker Tour. Van Patten was...
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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Tony Newton Succeeded by Chris Patten Chairman of the Conservative Party In office 24 July 1989 – 28 November...
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member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong by the last British Governor Chris Patten in 1992 and was tipped as Beijing's favourite as the first Chief Executive...
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Republic of China. (16:30 Hong Kong Time/09:30 London Time) – Governor Chris Patten departed from Government House for HMY Britannia after the flag lowering...
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diplomats or senior colonial officials, except for the last governor, Chris Patten, who was a career politician. In December 1996, the governor's salary...
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Patten is an English and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alice Patten, English actress, daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten...
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powerful woman in Asia for her role as the deputy of British Governor Chris Patten, and later first Chief Executive of the SAR Tung Chee-hwa. She was considered...
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Affairs, he was Director of the Conservative Research Department. With Chris Patten he wrote the Conservative election manifesto of 1979 and after the election...
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Not Quite the Diplomat (redirect from Chris Patten, Not Quite the Diplomat)
Home Truths About World Affairs is a book by Chris Patten, published by Allen Lane in September 2005. Patten was the last Governor of Hong Kong and afterwards...
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international profiles: William Pitt the Elder (Prime Minister 1766–1768) and Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong (1992-1997). As of the 2024 general election...
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Council election. It was the flagship policy of the last colonial governor Chris Patten. The reform became a political storm in Hong Kong politics and diplomatic...
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minister Harold Macmillan), as the Member for South West Surrey, was PPS to Chris Patten and then to Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe, received her first ministerial...
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Major Brian Mawhinney Patrick Mayhew David Mellor Tony Newton Chris Patten John Patten Michael Portillo John Redwood Malcolm Rifkind Gillian Shephard...
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capital. Chris Patten became the last governor of Hong Kong. This was regarded as a turning point in Hong Kong's history. Unlike his predecessors, Patten was...
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of State for Employment John Wakeham – Secretary of State for Energy Chris Patten – Secretary of State for the Environment Kenneth Clarke – Secretary of...
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mother's chickens kept pecking the paint. The Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten used a Phantom V for ceremonial occasions. It handed over to Tung Chee-hwa...
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non-binding. In an Op-Ed contribution in The New York Times (12 January 2010), Chris Patten made the comment, ".....After all, both General Fonseka and Mr. Rajapaksa...
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office 10 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 Prime Minister John Major Preceded by Chris Patten Succeeded by David Hunt Secretary of State for Health In office 2 November...
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Keith Chopping Peter Lilley Martin Fisher Cecil Parkinson Duncan Duff Chris Patten Oliver Milburn Malcolm Rifkind Michael Mears Bernard Weatherill Stephen...
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179 first-place votes out of about 8,000 cast. The election was won by Chris Patten. Almost a decade later she succeeded Sheila Hancock as Chancellor of...
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