Cut to June 30 1997, and his daughters' faces, like his wife's, were "crumpled with emotion and streaked with tears". Its a strange thing to reinhabit the years of Pattens book, the last trappings of British empire dissolving in a series of intractable negotiations with the Beijing government. The 42-year-old musician's family confirmed to People magazine that Hannah Price, who was found dead in her home two . While he basically orchestrated the Conservative victory in the general election of 1992, he lost his own MP seat at Bath. On the table is the book hes just put down, Julia Boyds A Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed by the Rise of Fascism, and a copy of his own new book, The Hong Kong Diaries, which is the occasion for our meeting. 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. He held this position within the Prodi Commission from 23 January 2000 until 22 November 2004. 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 PM Margaret Thatchers cabinet, Patten served as the Secretary of State for the Environment from July 1989 to November 1990. (2006), Points of View (1961) and The Walden Interview (1988). As the last Governor, Chris Patten kept diaries giving unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were strengthened and how he sought to ensure . For the last 19 years he has been chancellor of Oxford University. Skip to main content . Tory! 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. 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. 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"). If ever there as a contradiction in terms it is that. Photo by Fiona Hanson/PA The book was a lockdown project. His family lived in Greenford, and Chris Patten went to primary school there and then won a scholarship to the Catholic St Benedict's. Patten bemoaned the fact that much of the corporation's high-brow programming had been moved to BBC Four, the digital channel, and given low budgets that meant shows were "sometimes made with glue and string". 1 episode, Midsomer Murders (2004) as Emily Hide. Which he thought was something which was valuable to South Africa. THE youngest daughter of Chris Patten is to star in a "lusty" BBC One drama about the life and loves of King Charles II. After the speech in 2017, he says, there was a Q&A. She's very charming, and can talk even the most unlikely person into appearing on TV.". He also helmed the initiative of passing the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The good old days when HK was the Pearl of the Orient, one commentator said, which was liked more than 250times. Tue 28th June 2022. 26 Sep 2005. Chris Patten. 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 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. Chris Patten Writing for PS since 2000 151 Commentaries Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong and a former EU commissioner for external affairs, is Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the author of The Hong Kong Diaries (Allen Lane, 2022). Blonde and elfin, Alice - who was nicknamed "Little Princess" by her sisters - found it perhaps hardest of all to adjust to returning to Britain. Friday July 01 2022, 5.00pm, The Sunday Times. "I'm very, very private," she said from her office at Cond Nast. In 2005, he became an appointed member of the British peerage. Tony Blair suggested that it made the road to democracy [in China] unstoppable. Unlike most previous Hong Kong governors, he was not a career diplomat from the UK Foreign Office although he was not the first former MP to become a governor of Hong Kong. Press release from the City of Menifee: MENIFEE - Menifee's street projects and construction updates are getting an upgrade! (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. The former Conservative party chairman and current rebellious Tory peer was dismayed to see the Johnson cult still hanging on. 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. They have three children. He was the architect of Major's 1992 election victory, built on a belief that, post-Thatcher, the party must be "tolerant,. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART He was one of the United Kingdom's two members to the European Commission as Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004. 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. Although supportive of Alice, they seem wary that her success will reignite interest in the family. The two posts combined had received more than 8,000 likes and 700 shares by Monday morning. In 2019, amidst the protests in Hong Kong, Patten spoke out in support of the protesters. A colleague who works with Kate at the BBC describes her as "serious and hard-working". He turns off a muted symphony when I arrive. Hardback. Patten has become a kind of living reminder of that shift on the right. Yana Gupta. Loree Seitz / The Wrap: David Zaslav Signals Confidence in CNN Chief Chris Licht: . [32] In March 2009, Patten received the title Doctor honoris causa by South East European University. In 1989, the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made him the Secretary of State for the Environment. Please note that we cannot provide valuations. degree from the University of Trinity College, Toronto and an honorary D.Litt. This article about an English actor is a stub. Hong Kong news Independent, impartial, non-profit. In 1979, he won his first parliamentary election to become an MP from Bath. 3 episodes, The Last King (2003) as Lady Farnces Stewart. In 2005 and 2006, she appeared in English Touring Theatre's Hamlet, playing Ophelia opposite Ed Stoppard's Prince of Denmark. 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. The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Isnt deciding who we venerate a vital part of that reckoning also? Now 28, she is a television producer at the BBC, making programmes for BBC Choice. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. [citation needed]. [N]o one was above the laws; police were not being used to suppress freedoms; top govt officials were qualified and experienced; less crowded streets and MTR; less fights and above all, the mayors daughters were beautiful and well-educated!!!. Family (1) Spouse Lavender Thornton (1971 - present) (3 children) Trivia (4) Former Governor of Hong Kong. Patten was educated at Island School in Hong Kong[1] Prices start at 6 for unframed prints, 25 for framed prints. I'm absolutely proud of them, they're all doing terrifically well. Leung Chai-yan, the other daughter of the Chief Executive, claimed she was domestically abused by hermother and had beenlocked up. His job was to accumulate information on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley, Jr. It is certainly important to use Rhodes money for more black African students. Posted By: VOHK April 12, 2016 By Chan King-cheung - A year later, he became Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Between February 2010 and June 2011, he served as the President of Medical Aid for Palestinians. If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. "Her last one was a series about boxing. Paperback. 1 episode, Jonathan Creek (2004) as Dawn/Gillian Bailey. Patten seems a consummately relaxed 78. A picture of the family of last governor Chris Patten posted by her daughter Alice (left, front) on her Facebook turns viral on social media. Donations welcome 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?. Chris Patten is Chancellor of Oxford University. Its been a very long nervous breakdown. 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 noted to be in tears throughout the day, notably after his speech at Tamar. In June 1983, he was made the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office. Source for information on Patten, Chris 1944-: Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series dictionary. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was no stranger in picking fights with China. To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. East and West. : Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH PC 1944 512 - . Miserable times he writes. Patten said afterwards the Royal Pageant had not been the BBC's "finest hour" and admitted that "The tone was wrong."[21]. 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. The latter initiative was heavily criticised in China, with one Chinese media outlet calling him a wrongdoer who would be condemned for a thousand generations. Shortly after graduating in 1965, he began working for the Conservative Party. Simply to denounce it seems crazy. by Jillian Edelsteinbromide fibre print, August 1990NPG x45377. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. 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 Patten turned down offers of a new post and instead, in July 1992, he became the 28th and the last governor of Hong Kong until its transfer of sovereignty to China on 30 June 1997. The plan was to hand the lot over to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, but he felt he should get it in order. 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. 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. 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) 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. The Legislative Council became a fully elected legislature for the first time in 1995 and extensively expanded its functions and organisations throughout the last years of colonial rule.[10]. Its too depressing to think about, Patten says. We werent preparing it for independence. 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. He garnered widespread criticism for the controversial Community Charge (or so-called "Poll Tax"). Wednesday night, musician Chris Daughtry and his wife shared the cause of their daughter's sudden death on Nov. 12, 2021. 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. According to information from WikiLeaks, Patten was in Moscow in April 2004 and had concluded EURussia ministerial consultations in Brussels. 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. He has been a Conservative member of the House of Lords since 2005. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. Ann Lewis. He was then an EU commissioner, partly responsible for the unions foreign policy. Chris Patten at his home in Barnes. She still lives at home with her parents and is particularly close to her father, who is now the external relations commissioner for the European Union and is described by Alice as "the best listener I know". 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. Well, there are two elements to it. Western governments, Patten believes, have been wrong because of greed to give Xi Jinpings regime an easier ride than Vladimir Putins. A month after her father was elected Chancellor of Oxford University,. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979, and served until he was unseated in 1992. [citation needed]. There are still a few. 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. "In addition to supplying experts for incoming administrations, think tanks provide departing officials with institutional settings [where they] remain engaged in pressing foreign policy debates, and constitute an informal shadow foreign affairs establishment.This "revolving door" is unique to the United States, and a source of its strength. From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. 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. Its not woke to do that. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. They had the mandate of heaven and I didnt even have the mandate of the voters of Bath. It's unnerving being seen at your most vulnerable by so many people.". and at Queens' College, Cambridge. I listened to Sheila Hancock earlier talking about how one of the things about getting old is getting angrier. "I cried all day," she says of her very public departure. He is portrayed by Noel Lester Rands.[30]. I knew the cardinal when I was there, he says. "They didn't have the choice. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. After the handover ceremony he left the city, together with Prince Charles, on board the British royal yacht, HMY Britannia. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. People said to him he couldnt talk to students about death, but he thought, why not? Jun 2020 - Present2 years 9 months. Showing Editorial results for chris patten. Reading his 2017 memoir, First Confession, I was struck by how much his faith meant to him. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). During this time, Patten sat as a crossbencher. London, WC2H 0HE We normally spend our time down the pub and avoid society events like the plague.". Those are three values for the scrapbook. His role however is minor as the film depicts him being replaced with one month to go before the handover. Rob Hilliard (Rob Schneider) is a thrice divorced pacifist vegan married to Gloria (Joyce Van Patten), who is 30 years older than him. 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Their little sister, who was spotted by an agent last summer when she appeared in a student production at Cambridge, will be in her element in the West End. 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. 1 episode, Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joan. Chris Patten. Patten was interviewed about the rise of Thatcherism for the 2006 BBC TV documentary series Tory! Please could you let us know your source of information. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/christopher-francis-patten-1050.php. On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. This wasnt a colony like any other. 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. Had 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. 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 . 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. [22] BBC Trust Vice Chairman Diane Coyle took over as Acting Chairman until the appointment of a new chairman. Her role earned her praise from film critics in India. 1979 . In 2016, in the wake of a student movement to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes from a college in Oxford, as had happened in South Africa, Patten said that Oxford students who did not like Cecil Rhodes should "think about being educated elsewhere". Before relinquishing the colonial administration to China in 1997, he was fighting daily battles, mostly verbal, with . "I thought there was a prospect that (China) would keep its word, and I'm sorry that it hasn't," he said in London. 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.. During the tenure of John Major as the PM, Patten served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and played an instrumental role in his partys victory in the 1992 general election. In May 2016, Patten said that the BBC has "lost some of its ambition" in its coverage of science, philosophy and history, and should "stretch" audiences more. 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. Grand promises made about one country, two systems mixed with anecdotes about the Pattens three daughters and two dogs. He states baldly at one point a belief in an afterlife. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. Search instead in Creative? John Majors bastards have long since taken over. [26] They have three daughters, including the actress Alice Patten. Delivery charges may apply. Try AbeBooks. He became a life peer in 2005, and since 2003, he has held the position of the Chancellor of Oxford University. JACK HILL. Between 1974 and 1979, he served as the director of the Conservative Research Department. 1 episode, Downtown Abbey (2014) as Diana Clark. What the Russians are doing in Ukraine is wicked. 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. "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.". He is also the one of only two living former governors of Hong Kong with Sir David Wilson. It wasnot the first time Hong Kong netizens posted photos of Pattens family, after they left the city in 1997. "I was leaving my home, my friends, my school - my childhood - and I had only finished my A-levels the day before. With her long hair and perfect features, the 22-year-old is possibly the prettiest of the Patten girls and made her TV debut this year as Imogen Dartie in The Forsyte Saga, and now spends her time flitting between rehearsals at the Royal National Theatre and her new boyfriend, Cambridge graduate Dan Rookwood, an internet sports journalist and sometime travel writer at The Guardian. 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. The Tory grandee, publishing his diaries of his time as governor of Hong Kong, on the greedy west giving China an easy ride and his partys long nervous breakdown, A few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to Chris Patten on the phone. 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. W e had one of those thunderbolt feelings when we saw our main home in Barnes . n Hong Kong, they were known as the Three Graces. But the debate goes on.. [9] Patten's approval rating in Hong Kong in April 1992 was 53% and ended his tenure with an approval rating of 59.7%.[4]. He made the case for negotiation rather than outright demands for independence. Alice was only 12 when she arrived in Hong Kong, and while her sisters returned to Britain to school and university, she grew up amid the marble-corridored glory of Government House where men in white gloves picked her socks up off the floor and served her meals. Try AbeBooks. Kris Cheng is a Hong Kong journalist with an interest in local politics. [13] He has since commented that his governorship of Hong Kong was a happy time for him personally as he shared this experience with his wife and children. Lord Patten married Lavender Thornton in 1971. 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. If you have information to share please complete the form below. 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. After he left Hong Kong, Patten was part of the EU team that negotiated Chinas accession to the World Trade Organization in 2002. Bartis Edmond Hawley-Wall, Kyler Havard, Zealot23, Nich Smith, Matt Koltes, Chris Mulvihill . 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. 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. Contributions are moderated. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. The most difficult question was a kid who said, Weve listened to you, Mr Patten. In 2003, he was appointed the Chancellor of Oxford University. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. 1 episode, Merlin (20092010) as Ygraine. (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. He put out his memoir, 'Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs', on September 29, 2005. * Academics were turning out in full regalia for a procession and ceremony at . Each email has a link to unsubscribe. Now she is ready to share it with others, Witnesses to war: the Hong Kong journalists on the frontlines in Ukraine, Artist considers legal action to retrieve Tiananmen crackdown monument removed from University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong trans activist Henry Tse fought for the right to be recognised as a man without full surgery and won, Hong Kong to axe Covid-19 mask mandate from Wed after over 2.5 years, Ex-husband among 4 remanded without bail after Hong Kong socialite found dismembered in gruesome murder, Covid-19: PCR test requirement for entry to Hong Kong public hospitals, care homes axed from Wed, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. At which point, the young mans lovely girlfriend just burst into tears. At the United Nations, he met with China's foreign affairs minister, Tang . 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. On John Major's succession as Prime Minister in 1990, Patten became Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. 1 episode, Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016) as Katherine Parr. Chris Patten, with wife Lavender and daughters Alice and Laura, is greeted by the Chief Secretary, Sir David Ford, on arrival in Hong Kong on 9 July 1992 Much of the time during the summer is. 1 episode, Vincent In Brixton (2003) as Eugenie Loyer, Rang De Eugenie Loyer. But what if youre wrong? 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