Chris Patten trying to console his daughter Kate (left) on the evening of Hong Kong's handover as daughter Alice looks on. We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. On 9 September 1999, the Commission produced its report, entitled A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland and popularly known as the Patten Report, which contained 175 symbolic and practical recommendations. [3] Patten's father, Frank, a jazz-drummer turned popular-music publisher and his mother Joan sent him to a Catholic primary school, Our Lady of the Visitation, in Greenford, and later to the independent St Benedict's School in Ealing, west London, where he won an exhibition to read Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford. Try AbeBooks. 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. [8], In contrast to his predecessors, Patten decided not to wear the official Court uniform on formal occasions. Isnt deciding who we venerate a vital part of that reckoning also? In 1989, the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made him the Secretary of State for the Environment. He put out his memoir, 'Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs', on September 29, 2005. And they hate it when we do.. [26] They have three daughters, including the actress Alice Patten. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the . She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). It involved turning 850,000 words into 250,000. Support HKFP | Code of Ethics | Error/typo? We werent preparing it for independence. What the Russians are doing in Ukraine is wicked. Patten seems a consummately relaxed 78. Wednesday night, musician Chris Daughtry and his wife shared the cause of their daughter's sudden death on Nov. 12, 2021. +44(0)20 7306 0055, Admission free. He is also the one of only two living former governors of Hong Kong with Sir David Wilson. 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. His latest sermon outlined three possibilities. He was the architect of Majors 1992 election victory, built on a belief that, post-Thatcher, the party must be tolerant, efficient and generous-spirited. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. W e had one of those thunderbolt feelings when we saw our main home in Barnes . What I should say, he said, is that we dont have a Conservative government at all, but an English nationalist party which is populist, but fatally without being popular.. The good old days when HK was the Pearl of the Orient, one commentator said, which was liked more than 250times. Chris Patten, the 28th and last governor of Hong Kong was swallowing hard as he emerged from Government House for the last time yesterday afternoon. 26 Sep 2005. Its not woke to do that. 1 episode, Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joan. His wifes father competed in the 1936 Olympics, part of that Chariots of Fire generation, and was killed in 1944. At midnight Hong Kong Time 1 July 1997 (16:00 GMT, 30 June 1997), he sent the telegram: "I have relinquished the administration of this government. [22] BBC Trust Vice Chairman Diane Coyle took over as Acting Chairman until the appointment of a new chairman. If ever there as a contradiction in terms it is that. Patten's most controversial actions in Hong Kong are related to the 1994 electoral reform. Chris Patten is calling for the European Union to throw out its trade agreement with China. He was European Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004 and Chairman of the BBC Trust from 2011 to 2014. 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) What theyre doing in Hong Kong is wicked. He was also the last governor of the colony, as it was transferred to Chinese control on June 30, 1997. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of . There is an inevitable sentimental or nostalgic strain to Pattens diaries of 25 years ago, as he departed on the royal yacht. How do you know this? I talk in the diaries about trying to explain to my opposite number in Beijing what the rule of law was, that it wasnt rule by law. He returned to sit with the Conservative party in the House of Lords in September of that year. From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. Open Daily: 10:30 - 18:00 He held this position within the Prodi Commission from 23 January 2000 until 22 November 2004. degree from the University of Ulster. 07 Sep 1998. 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. 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. 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. 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. Its been a very long nervous breakdown. Chris Patten was born on May 12, 1944 in Ealing, London, England. And nobody should ever see the words Nadine Dorries and culture secretary in the same sentence.. Nevertheless, she matured into an ordinary teenager, doing some modelling and going out with an Australian surfer called Alex while in Hong Kong. Source for information on Patten, Chris 1944-: Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series dictionary. Delivery charges may apply. 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. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten is published by Allen Lane . 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. A media frenzy greeted their exuberant, mini-skirted arrival in 1992, and their gulping tears when they left five years later came to symbolise the last days of the British Empire in the territory. His family lived in Greenford, and Chris Patten went to primary school there and then won a scholarship to the Catholic St Benedict's. Is he guilty of a kind of historical myopia? During his tenure, his government significantly expanded the territory's social welfare programmes and introduced democratic reforms to the electoral system.[2]. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. 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. Thats just good history.. He states baldly at one point a belief in an afterlife. [32] In March 2009, Patten received the title Doctor honoris causa by South East European University. (Photo by David Montgomery/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. Patten's defeat was attributed to factors such as the Poll Tax.[6]. 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)). Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. Between 1974 and 1979, he served as the director of the Conservative Research Department. [27], Patten is a Catholic and oversaw Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. 1 episode, Merlin (20092010) as Ygraine. 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. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was no stranger in picking fights with China. 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. "We think the world of her, but as far as I'm concerned, there isn't really much to say. Before that, he was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. In September 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science. "I'm very, very private," she said from her office at Cond Nast. He asked Patten the question that all young people from Hong Kong he meets now ask him: Do you think when we finish our degree we should go back to Hong Kong?. In 2010, The Tablet named him as one of Britain's most influential Catholics. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. The former Conservative party chairman and current rebellious Tory peer was dismayed to see the Johnson cult still hanging on. Western governments, Patten believes, have been wrong because of greed to give Xi Jinpings regime an easier ride than Vladimir Putins. And him looking at me mystified. 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. [17], Patten was the biggest proponent in the commission for Turkey's accession to the European Union. Search instead in Creative? 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. For a decade between 1999 and 2009, he was the Chancellor of Newcastle University. 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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. He has been a Conservative member of the House of Lords since 2005. His second thought was metaphor. Christopher Patten. The Hong Kong Diaries is published on 21 June by Allen Lane (30). In politics, one has to make a distinction between people who are doing things that are wrong and people who are trying to do things that are right. Hong Kong's legacy from Chris Patten's Diaries to City on the Edge. Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany. 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. Millions of premium Stock photos and illustrations created by leading commercial photographers, world-famous Museums, Historical Archives and Private Collections. [23], In September 2020, he wrote that "Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's dictatorship is certainly thuggish. Chris Patten. [citation needed]. It's that kind of awful TV.". Loree Seitz / The Wrap: David Zaslav Signals Confidence in CNN Chief Chris Licht: . If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. 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. 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. I mean, it was a colonial project. After the speech in 2017, he says, there was a Q&A. 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. When Alice took her bow on the stage of Wyndham's Theatre on Monday night, both Laura and Kate were there to support her. 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. Mirsky had many Chinese friends, but he denounced the Chinese Communist party as wicked. Patten believes both politicians and businessmen are too slow to say that. Visiting him is like stepping into a lost Conservative hinterland. Under a painted portrait of Patten and his wife of 51 years are photographs of their eight grandchildren. They're now grown up and all doing fine. Tory! The attempt, for example, to understand the relationship between a slave trade and the Atlantic economy of which we were a part seems to me to be fundamentally important. The most depressing thing is Ive been watching interviews with ministers this evening, he said, and the titles alone are so depressing. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. With Margaret Thatcher (and Michael Portillo, far right) while he was environment secretary in 1989. atten was not a silver-spoon Tory. We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. Indian film, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 22:23. 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. The plans call for 21 apartment units . Between 1998 and 1999, Chris Patten served as the Chairperson of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003.. Raised in west London, Patten studied history at . A caption was changed to correct a date: Chris Patten received the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1998; not 1989. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. I listened to Sheila Hancock earlier talking about how one of the things about getting old is getting angrier. See PA story ROYAL Patten. Lord Patten married Lavender Thornton in 1971. Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last governor, handed the former colony back to China on 1 July 1997 to be ruled with a degree of autonomy under a system called "o. He followed that up with the job of which he is most proud establishing a new, non-sectarian police force in Northern Ireland, as part of the Good Friday agreement. Patten. Its too depressing to think about, Patten says. 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. Reading his 2017 memoir, First Confession, I was struck by how much his faith meant to him. After the handover ceremony he left the city, together with Prince Charles, on board the British royal yacht, HMY Britannia. [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. 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. [18], On 11 January 2005 Patten was created a life peer as Baron Patten of Barnes, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 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This wasnt a colony like any other. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC ( Chinese: ; [1] born 12 May 1944) is a British politician. There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired. 2023 Hong Kong news - Independent, non-profit, impartial. 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. We'll need your email address so that we can follow up on the information provided and contact you to let you know when your contribution has been published. 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.. One time I. Patten married Lavender Thornton, a barrister, on 11 September 1971. THE youngest daughter of Chris Patten is to star in a "lusty" BBC One drama about the life and loves of King Charles II. 2 episodes, Where the Heart Is (2003) as Candida Oliver-Watts. Between February 2010 and June 2011, he served as the President of Medical Aid for Palestinians. London, WC2H 0HE 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. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Christopher Francis Patten was born on May 12 1944. Like Laura, she has also spent the past five years quietly pursuing her career. Lenny rents the lake house for the 4th . The family has enjoyed good image among the populace, contrasting oddly with the city's present first family hit by accusation of abuse of power. Patten was Chancellor of Newcastle University from 1999 to 2009. Chris Pratt is being called "cringe and vile" for praising his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, for giving him a "healthy daughter" given that his son with ex Anna Faris, Jack, has suffered. 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. The EU and Moldova. degree from the University of Trinity College, Toronto and an honorary D.Litt. He made the case for negotiation rather than outright demands for independence. East and West HB Spec Ed. A year later, he became Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Patten was born in 1944 on the day the German army was driven out of Crimea. Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 22:23, "Laura's straw hat puts Patten in the shade", "Old Patten family photos making some Hongkongers nostalgic", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Patten&oldid=1139788810, The Forsyte Saga (2002) as Imogen. Chris Daughtry 's family has confirmed his stepdaughter's cause of death. And yeah, I do get angry about things. On May 1, 2011, following the advice from the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government led by Prime Minister David Cameron, the Queen-in-Council made him the Chairman of BBC Trust. In 1989, he was promoted to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for the Environment and became responsible for the unpopular Community Charge (or so-called "Poll Tax"). We're completely supportive of her and backing her 110 per cent. "I'm the deputy beauty editor at Tatler, I'm very happy here, and that's it really. Those are three values for the scrapbook. The City of M. Kris Cheng is a Hong Kong journalist with an interest in local politics. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STILLWELL/PA. 1,490 Chris Patten Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 1,490 chris patten stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 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. Chris Patten. In a speech on the future of the BBC, which he said was "one of this country's greatest institutions", Patten called on ministers to respect the "besieged" broadcaster's independence, and set in place measures to stop it becoming "the plaything of the government of the day". In November 2016 Patten was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour, and was presented with the award by the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom Sylvie Bermann at Kensington Palace Gardens. All real Hong Kongers miss the Patten family very much. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the . Try AbeBooks. Try AbeBooks. 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. 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