Angela Wintle. How I wonder, sitting on his plump sofa, does he envisage that? Patten's most controversial actions in Hong Kong are related to the 1994 electoral reform. But the debate goes on.. Patten grew up in an Irish Catholic family in west London, the son of an unsuccessful music publisher whose forebears had come to England from County Roscommon, Ireland. "Her last one was a series about boxing. We have been together for ages and he's wonderful. As party chairman, he successfully orchestrated a surprise Conservative electoral victory in 1992, but lost his own seat. His work has been featured in Washington Post, Public Radio International, Hong Kong Economic Times and others. (MANDATORY CREDIT David Montgomery/Getty Images) Laura Patten, the daughter of Chris Patten, the new Governor of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, 1st August 1992. Verden, Alexander Griffiths, SnipsGTI, Brian Sousa, bilbens baggo, Stuart, IbKelek, Galygious, Andrew Patton, Nicole Patten, Clementine . Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC ( Chinese: ; [1] 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. Before relinquishing the colonial administration to China in 1997, he was fighting daily battles, mostly verbal, with . His role however is minor as the film depicts him being replaced with one month to go before the handover. degree from the University of Bath. On 29 September 2005, he published his memoirs, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. Patten receiving the union flag after it was lowered for the last time at Government House - the governors official residence - during a farewell ceremony in Hong Kong in 1997. Friday July 01 2022, 5.00pm, The Sunday Times. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. Then chairman of the BBC Trust, fighting a rearguard action against cuts. Simply to denounce it seems crazy. I occasionally get asked to preach in college chapels. 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 D.S.Litt. The tone sometimes threatens to override his reservations about Britains own shaming colonial history that led to the acquisition of the rocks in the first place. Search instead in Creative? Chris Patten. Part of the reason that he despairs in watching our own democratic norms under threat proroguing parliament, undermining the independence of the judiciary and the neutrality of the civil service, threatening to ignore treaties in Northern Ireland is that he knows it makes it harder to criticise other regimes. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. Commentaries Videos & Podcasts Author's Comments Sort by: Latest Popular Show: All On Point Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post: Trump may be . Please refresh the page and/or try again. 1 episode, Merlin (20092010) as Ygraine. Although supportive of Alice, they seem wary that her success will reignite interest in the family. 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. Developer Chris Patten has submitted new plans to build a four-story apartment complex at the corner of Glen and Bay streets, directly across from City Park. There is a 1930s village atmosphere, which bankers and lawyers now pay 5m to inhabit. [26] They have three daughters, including the actress Alice Patten. Christopher Francis Patten Visitor Chancellor of the University After obtaining a modern history degree in 1965, he became active in politics and joined the Conservative Party. I knew the cardinal when I was there, he says. He kept a daily journal of his historic years in Hong Kong, partly on tape recordings. He was then an EU commissioner, partly responsible for the unions foreign policy. In May, Laura married Elton Charles, a florist from Paddington, whom she met seven years ago. Chris Patten East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia Hardcover - September 14, 1998 by Christopher Patten (Author) 21 ratings Hardcover $22.11 45 Used from $1.66 5 New from $18.85 2 Collectible from $17.00 Paperback $16.99 12 Used from $2.93 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.. 1 episode, Midsomer Murders (2004) as Emily Hide. East and West. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. 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 Konger was able to vote for the so-called indirectly elected members (see Politics of Hong Kong) of the Legislative Council. Leung Chai-yan, the other daughter of the Chief Executive, claimed she was domestically abused by hermother and had beenlocked up. [19], On the advice of the ConservativeLiberal Democrat coalition government led by Prime Minister David Cameron, Patten was appointed by the Queen-in-Council as Chairman of the BBC Trust, and he took office on 1 May 2011, in the place of Sir Michael Lyons whose contract was not renewed. A caption was changed to correct a date: Chris Patten received the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1998; not 1989. I'll probably go to previews of her play, but I won't tell her I'm there to check she's all right, I'll probably end up going lots of times.". Her two elder sisters, Laura and Kate, however, are less keen to recapture their moment in the spotlight. It was going to become part of China. Patten is portrayed the video game Hong Kong 97 as ordering Chin, an unspecified relative of Bruce Lee, to massacre the entire population of mainland China. 1979 . Chris Patten, who led Britain's last government in Hong Kong before the Asian financial hub was returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, said it was "heartbreaking" to see its transformation. 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. Paperback. He was, of course, Britains last governor of Hong Kong, lampooned in Private Eye as the grand poobah, before the handover to China in 1997. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/christopher-francis-patten-1050.php. His second thought was metaphor. And cross-checking against my wifes diary, to make sure I had the days right.. 1,311 Chris Patten Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 1,311 chris patten stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. It's unnerving being seen at your most vulnerable by so many people.". [14], 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. 26 Sep 2005. There is an inevitable sentimental or nostalgic strain to Pattens diaries of 25 years ago, as he departed on the royal yacht. 1 episode, Vincent In Brixton (2003) as Eugenie Loyer, Rang De Eugenie Loyer. "I just find it intensely difficult. This wasnt a colony like any other. Im met at the door by his wife, Lavender, and their terrier, Bobby. In 2005, he became an appointed member of the British peerage. If hes honest he cant see any other future for the territory than that it will have its freedoms and its attributes as an open society stripped away comprehensively. From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. 1 episode, Downtown Abbey (2014) as Diana Clark. They have three children. He has been married to Lavender Thornton since 1971. It is hard to beat Dominic Grieves description of him as a moral vacuum., A few minutes later he phones me back. Hardback. In addition to the name, Pattern appears to be based heavily on Patten, matching his appearance, political affiliation (Conservative) and family (a wife and two daughters with him in Hong Kong). Between 1974 and 1979, he served as the director of the Conservative Research Department. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. To me, they're not a story, they're just my girls.". He was Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 until 1997, Chairman for the Independent Commission on Policing after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 . I mean, it was a colonial project. : Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH PC 1944 512 - . 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. It's that kind of awful TV.". Great Britain and the World. St Mary's Barnes, United Kingdom, SW13 9HL. Patten married Lavender Thornton, a barrister, on 11 September 1971. He is the 28th and final Governor of Hong Kong from 19 July 1992 until the end of British administration over the territory on 30 June 1997. Following his governorship, Patten led the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, a major implementation step of the Northern Ireland peace process pursuant to the Good Friday Agreement from 1998 to 1999. The daughters of Chris Patten, (l to r) Laura, Kate and Alice, say a tearful goodbye to Hong Kong, from on board the Royal yacht Britannia. In 2006, she appeared in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti as Sue McKinley, a young British woman who comes to India to make a documentary film about the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. It's just that after those heady years in the spotlight, her sisters would seem to crave the exact opposite. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. He became a life peer in 2005, and since 2003, he has held the position of the Chancellor of Oxford University. Chris Patten: We have a populist government that is fatally not popular, few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to. Between February 2010 and June 2011, he served as the President of Medical Aid for Palestinians. "He seems a completely reasonable man when discussing the Middle East or energy policy, but when the conversation shifts to Chechnya or Islamic extremism, Putin's eyes turn to those of a killer.". It is certainly important to use Rhodes money for more black African students. Lord Patten married Lavender Thornton in 1971. Cut to June 30 1997, and his daughters' faces, like his wife's, were "crumpled with emotion and streaked with tears". Nostalgia for theformer first family was also invokedby an incident in March last year. It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large. Alice has obviously chosen to go into a world that's amazing and stuff, which will obviously attract attention, but she's my dearest best friend, she's absolutely amazing, and I know she'll be a huge star. He was educated in modern history at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a second-class honors degree in 1965. 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)). He was appointed Secretary of State for the Environment by Margaret Thatcher in 1989 as part of her third ministry, becoming responsible for implementation of the unpopular poll tax. In 2003 he was awarded an honorary LL.D. Is he guilty of a kind of historical myopia? He was promoted to be a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science in September 1985, and was named Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 1986. Anyway on we go, in my case to Strasbourg and treason the European parliament. Even for old Tories, hope springs eternal. Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? Does he ever get mad, watching his lifes work, at home and abroad, unravel? Netizens were amazed by the apparent response from the English actress, however, as it is a fan page it isunlikely that it is managedby Patten herself. He has been a Conservative member of the House of Lords since 2005. Hong Kong netizens have been posting old photos of Chris Patten's three daughters Laura, Kate and Alice when they were in Hong Kong, since the incident involving Leung Chun-yan, the Chief. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. Patten's actions were strongly criticised by the pro-Beijing political parties of Hong Kong. I train athletes looking for upgrades to their shooting, ball handling, court awareness, and post play skills. Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany. Millions of premium Stock photos and illustrations created by leading commercial photographers, world-famous Museums, Historical Archives and Private Collections. The plan was to hand the lot over to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, but he felt he should get it in order. Chris Daughtry 's family has confirmed his stepdaughter's cause of death. Rob Hilliard (Rob Schneider) is a thrice divorced pacifist vegan married to Gloria (Joyce Van Patten), who is 30 years older than him. Sandra Lee is most worried for Andrew Cuomo's daughters in the wake of his sexual harassment scandal, sources told The Post.. Lee, who was with Cuomo for 14 years until their spit in September . Despite this, he enjoyed significant popularity in Hong Kong. He states baldly at one point a belief in an afterlife. Many international lawyers argue that the incarceration of over one million Muslim Uighurs, forced sterilisation and abortion, and slave labour meet the UN definition of genocide. On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. Two books, one by the ex-governor and another by professor Ho-fung Hung, offer insights into China's savage repression . The daughter of the last British governor of Hong Kong has receiveda recent outpouring of affection from Hongkongers, following an incident in whichthe Chief Executive allegedly used his privilegestohelp his daughter bypass airport security rules. The Billionaire's Daughter Knows What You're Thinking. 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. "I'm very, very private," she said from her office at Cond Nast. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Cautioning that "I'm not saying that genes are determinant," Patten then reviewed the Putin family history grandfather part of Lenin's special protection team; father a communist party apparatchik, and Putin himself decided at a young age to pursue a career in the KGB. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. If Patten had been re-elected in 1992, sections of the media thought he would 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. After he left Hong Kong, Patten was part of the EU team that negotiated Chinas accession to the World Trade Organization in 2002. Patten. Posted By: VOHK April 12, 2016 By Chan King-cheung - Nevertheless, she matured into an ordinary teenager, doing some modelling and going out with an Australian surfer called Alex while in Hong Kong. Patten submitted his letter of resignation as BBC Trust Chairman to the Secretary of State on 6 May 2014; citing health reasons following his heart bypass surgery on 28 April. Patten tried, he says, to give an answer that recognised that he was not being required to be as brave as they might be, in making that choice. It involved turning 850,000 words into 250,000. Please note your email address will not be displayed on the page nor will it be used for any marketing material or promotion of any kind. But after the official handing over ceremony was complete, and they had been poured stiff gins by Prince Charles aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, the Patten family faced a rather ignominious return to a semi-detached Victorian house in Barnes. Views expressed by opinion writers and advertisers are not necessarily shared by HKFP. 1 episode, Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016) as Katherine Parr. Try AbeBooks. Why was it that Chris Pattens daughters did not get intotrouble living in Government House for all those years, yetsuch troubles have cometo Ms Leung sinceshe moved in? a user questioned on popular HKGolden forum. Reading his 2017 memoir, First Confession, I was struck by how much his faith meant to him. I suggest the fractures go back to the 1990s. We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. As the last Governor of Hong Kong, he supervised the final years of British governance in the colony and readied it for the transition to Chinese control in 1997. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Patten_-2008-10-31-.jpg, https://flickr.com/photos/ukinfrance/11115110006, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3MtANpVq6s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XkYBUBJgws. When MP for Bath (1979-92) he served as Minister for Overseas Development, Secretary of State for the Environment and Chairman of the Conservative Party. In October 2009, Patten was Chief Guest at The Doon School, a boarding school in Dehradun, India, which is a member of the United Kingdom's Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. St Martin's Place Laura, Kate and little Alice, the daughters of the last Governor Chris Patten, were only in their early teens when they became unlikely celebrities. Patten was then appointed the last governor of Hong Kong, to oversee the final years of British administration in the colony and prepare for its transfer to China in 1997. PHOTOGRAPH Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The book was a lockdown project. This article about an English actor is a stub. In 1979, he won his first parliamentary election to become an MP from Bath. He also introduced, and steered through Parliament, the major legislation that became the Environmental Protection Act 1990. He is the co-chair of International Crisis Group, overseeing many international operations. It came, however, immediately in the wake of widespread criticism of the BBC's live outside-broadcast coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on 3 June 2012, which was castigated in the press and was the subject of 1,830 formal complaints by viewers. 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. East and West HB Spec Ed. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. Now 28, she is a television producer at the BBC, making programmes for BBC Choice. In 2008, she played Thea in Hedda, a new version of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, at London's Gate Theatre and, in 2009, she guest-starred as Arthur's mother Ygraine in the BBC fantasy drama series Merlin. THE youngest daughter of Chris Patten is to star in a "lusty" BBC One drama about the life and loves of King Charles II. Kate, who missed her father's signing-in as Governor when she chose instead to go trekking with friends around South America, spent the least time in Hong Kong because she was studying for a degree in Spanish and Latin American studies at Newcastle University. God Save The Queen. I think they thought that Hong Kong was just about allowing people to become rich.. Join our newsletter and follow us on our social media channels to find out more about exhibitions, events and the people and portraits in our Collection. [8], In contrast to his predecessors, Patten decided not to wear the official Court uniform on formal occasions. 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. I'm absolutely proud of them, they're all doing terrifically well. He garnered widespread criticism for the controversial Community Charge (or so-called "Poll Tax"). Try AbeBooks. 2 episodes, Where the Heart Is (2003) as Candida Oliver-Watts. The most depressing thing is Ive been watching interviews with ministers this evening, he said, and the titles alone are so depressing. A month after her father was elected Chancellor of Oxford University,. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. [citation needed], After graduating with a second-class honours degree in 1965 and winning a Coolidge travelling scholarship to the US,[4] Patten worked for the campaign of then-Republican New York Mayor John Lindsay, where he reported on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley Jr.[5] He worked for the Conservative Party from 1966, first as desk officer and then director (from 1974 to 1979) of the Conservative Research Department. "We think the world of her, but as far as I'm concerned, there isn't really much to say. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Tony Blair suggested that it made the road to democracy [in China] unstoppable. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). 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