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- Chris_Patten abstract "Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes CH PC (born 12 May 1944) is a former governor of Hong Kong. He is a former chairman of the BBC Trust and serves as chancellor of the University of Oxford.Patten began his career in the Conservative Party, serving as member of Parliament for Bath and joining the cabinet. As party chairman he orchestrated the Conservatives' unexpected fourth consecutive electoral victory in 1992 but lost his own seat in the House of Commons. He accepted a posting as the last governor and commander-in-chief of Hong Kong, and oversaw its handover to China in July 1997. As governor and commander-in-chief, Patten presided over a steady rise in the living standards of Hong Kongers while encouraging a significant expansion of Hong Kong's social welfare system.From 1999 to 2004 he served as one of the United Kingdom's two members of the European Commission. He returned to the UK and became Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 2003. He was made a life peer in 2005. On 7 April 2011 the Queen approved Patten's appointment as the Chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Patten held the position until his resignation on grounds of ill-health on 6 May 2014.Patten is a Roman Catholic and oversaw Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. In 2010, The Tablet named him as one of Britain’s most influential Roman Catholics.".
- Chris_Patten almaMater Balliol_College,_Oxford.
- Chris_Patten birthDate "1944-05-12".
- Chris_Patten birthPlace Cleveleys.
- Chris_Patten birthPlace United_Kingdom.
- Chris_Patten birthYear "1944".
- Chris_Patten deputy Andrew_D._Hamilton.
- Chris_Patten deputy Colin_Lucas.
- Chris_Patten deputy Diane_Coyle.
- Chris_Patten deputy John_Hood.
- Chris_Patten monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Chris_Patten office "28thGovernor of Hong Kong".
- Chris_Patten office "Chairman of the Conservative Party".
- Chris_Patten office "Chairman of theBBC Trust".
- Chris_Patten office "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster".
- Chris_Patten office "Chancellor of the University of Oxford".
- Chris_Patten office "Chancellor ofNewcastle University".
- Chris_Patten office "European Commissioner for External Relations".
- Chris_Patten office "Member of Parliament".
- Chris_Patten office "Minister for Overseas Development".
- Chris_Patten office "Secretary of State for the Environment".
- Chris_Patten office "forBath".
- Chris_Patten party Conservative_Party_(UK).
- Chris_Patten party Crossbencher.
- Chris_Patten predecessor David_Wilson,_Baron_Wilson_of_Tillyorn.
- Chris_Patten predecessor Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking.
- Chris_Patten predecessor Leon_Brittan.
- Chris_Patten predecessor Matthew_White_Ridley,_4th_Viscount_Ridley.
- Chris_Patten predecessor Michael_Lyons_(BBC_chairman).
- Chris_Patten predecessor Nicholas_Ridley,_Baron_Ridley_of_Liddesdale.
- Chris_Patten predecessor Roy_Jenkins.
- Chris_Patten predecessor Timothy_Raison.
- Chris_Patten president Romano_Prodi.
- Chris_Patten primeMinister John_Major.
- Chris_Patten primeMinister Margaret_Thatcher.
- Chris_Patten religion Catholic_Church.
- Chris_Patten signature "Chris Patten Signature.svg".
- Chris_Patten successor Benita_Ferrero-Waldner.
- Chris_Patten successor Diane_Coyle.
- Chris_Patten successor Don_Foster_(politician).
- Chris_Patten successor Liam_Donaldson.
- Chris_Patten successor Lynda_Chalker,_Baroness_Chalker_of_Wallasey.
- Chris_Patten successor Michael_Heseltine.
- Chris_Patten successor Norman_Fowler.
- Chris_Patten successor Tung_Chee-hwa.
- Chris_Patten successor William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill.
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- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink 1998_New_Year_Honours.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Alice_Patten.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Andrew_D._Hamilton.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink BBC.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink BBC_Trust.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Balliol_College,_Oxford.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Barnes,_London.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Barrister.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Bath_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Belfast_Agreement.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Benita_Ferrero-Waldner.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink British_Broadcasting_Corporation.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink British_Cabinet.
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- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:British_European_Commissioners.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:British_Secretaries_of_State.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:British_Secretaries_of_State_for_the_Environment.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Chairmen_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK).
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Chancellors_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Chancellors_of_the_University_of_Oxford.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Conservative_Party_(UK)_MPs.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Conservative_Party_(UK)_life_peers.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:English_Roman_Catholics.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Governors_of_Hong_Kong.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:HK_LegCo_Members_1991–95.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Living_people.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour.
- Chris_Patten wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_for_English_constituencies.