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. He was Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 until 1997, Chairman for the Independent Commission on Policing after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 . 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. He was one of the United Kingdom's two members to the European Commission as Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004. [22] BBC Trust Vice Chairman Diane Coyle took over as Acting Chairman until the appointment of a new chairman. "We think the world of her, but as far as I'm concerned, there isn't really much to say. Those are three values for the scrapbook. 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. 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). LegCo members returned in 1995 were originally to serve beyond the Handover, thereby providing institutional continuity across the transition of Hong Kong to the PRC. "They didn't have the choice. God Save The Queen. Hong Kong nicknamed him Fat Pang (Chinese: ), making him the only governor to have a widely recognised Chinese nickname. 3 episodes, The Last King (2003) as Lady Farnces Stewart. The most depressing thing is Ive been watching interviews with ministers this evening, he said, and the titles alone are so depressing. From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. All contributions are moderated. 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. See PA story ROYAL Patten. 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. Which he thought was something which was valuable to South Africa. [27], Patten is a Catholic and oversaw Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. 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. 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 . Environment secretary Chris Patten (r) was charged with introducing the poll tax Instead of the tax shining a spotlight on spendthrift local councils, she said, the government was getting the. In 2003, he was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford. A year later, he became Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Black Watch [the last British military unit to leave] werent going to hold Hong Kong against the Peoples Liberation Army. I take as my baseline what Nelson Mandela said about the Rhodes Trust, he says. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. 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. 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. The plan was to hand the lot over to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, but he felt he should get it in order. 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. To me, they're not a story, they're just my girls.". He considered that the EU had become overly dependent on Russian energy supplies, and should become more engaged with the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia in order to diversify supplies. . The page posted two old photos of Pattens family when they wereat the Government House. [29], In 2014 Pope Francis appointed Patten to head a body to advise the Vatican on media strategy and on how to handle the press, which he remained on until 2016. He fears the results are being played out in Hong Kong. When Alice took her bow on the stage of Wyndham's Theatre on Monday night, both Laura and Kate were there to support her. The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten is published by Allen Lane . | Contact Us | Newsletter | Annual & Transparency Report. But the last two Ive done involved preaching on the days when the readings were about death and afterwards.. Loree Seitz / The Wrap: David Zaslav Signals Confidence in CNN Chief Chris Licht: . The most difficult question was a kid who said, Weve listened to you, Mr Patten. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. You can see it in the language used by [former Hong Kong chief executive] Carrie Lam and now this terrible policeman who is her successor, John Lee. In 1999, Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was in New York representing the European Commission. Lord Patten married Lavender Thornton in 1971. 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. 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. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). He took steps to get in touch with the people of the colony, and was known for his penchant for taking public strolls around Hong Kong as well as in the media limelight. 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. Skip to main content . If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. In 2003 he was awarded an honorary LL.D. 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. [8], In contrast to his predecessors, Patten decided not to wear the official Court uniform on formal occasions. In 2003, he was appointed the Chancellor of Oxford University. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. Indian film, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 22:23. 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. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. He also introduced, and steered through Parliament, the major legislation that became the Environmental Protection Act 1990. In September 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science. Chris Patten is calling for the European Union to throw out its trade agreement with China. I look at people like Jeremy Hunt though I fear it is going to ruin his leadership chances for me to say hes perfectly good and decent.. Western governments, Patten believes, have been wrong because of greed to give Xi Jinpings regime an easier ride than Vladimir Putins. Hannah Price died at the age of 25 in Fentress County, Tenn. A woman. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. 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". 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) On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. It's 25 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China in June 1997. He was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong, serving between 1992 and 1997. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). THE youngest daughter of Chris Patten is to star in a "lusty" BBC One drama about the life and loves of King Charles II. Posted By: VOHK April 12, 2016 By Chan King-cheung - Alice Patten. The first was a literalist one based on a reading by Ronald Knox, who was chaplain to Catholic students at Oxford. 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. 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But there was a bigger question, which I think framed the whole problem. 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. Patten also played the role of Vicky Anderson, in an episode of New Tricks, the daughter of an English-born Hong Kong businessman, Douglas Anderson, who had been involved in questionable building deals in Hong Kong, shortly before the end of British rule in 1997.[5]. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Between 1998 and 1999, Chris Patten served as the Chairperson of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland. 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. . W e had one of those thunderbolt feelings when we saw our main home in Barnes . "Kate makes documentaries now," says her mother, who trained as a barrister, but currently works as a mediator for couples whose marriages have broken down. 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Marisabina Russo, Russo, Marisabina 1950- Russo, Marisabina 1950- Personal Born May 1, 1950, in New York, NY; daughter of Michele Russo (a naval . Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University's Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate's death pays for the education of more than a. His role however is minor as the film depicts him being replaced with one month to go before the handover. Patten was noted to be in tears throughout the day, notably after his speech at Tamar. For a decade between 1999 and 2009, he was the Chancellor of Newcastle University. [15] This report led to the disbanding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and establishment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. They have three children. He was also the last governor of the colony, as it was transferred to Chinese control on June 30, 1997. Contributions are moderated. Those were the days when HK people were proud of their identity, another said. * Academics were turning out in full regalia for a procession and ceremony at . And him looking at me mystified. Showing Editorial results for chris patten. Search instead in Creative? 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. How Covid helped China tighten its hold on Hong Kong, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. He was born into an Irish Catholic family on his paternal side. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). In 1979, he won his first parliamentary election to become an MP from Bath. I have trained 5 . 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 . Well, there are two elements to it. And they hate it when we do.. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). If they inspire you please support our work. He was European Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004 and Chairman of the BBC Trust from 2011 to 2014. Patten was born in 1944 on the day the German army was driven out of Crimea. 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. The EU and Moldova. 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. The controversial US oil plan explained, Green leader storms out of council meeting after being misgendered. "I was leaving my home, my friends, my school - my childhood - and I had only finished my A-levels the day before. Tory! 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. A caption was changed to correct a date: Chris Patten received the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1998; not 1989. Now 28, she is a television producer at the BBC, making programmes for BBC Choice. Hardback. "[12] This marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong. [26] They have three daughters, including the actress Alice Patten. Nostalgia for theformer first family was also invokedby an incident in March last year. PHOTOGRAPH Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The gracious, book-lined sitting room gives out on to a generous garden. The United Kingdom 's two members to the disbanding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary establishment! 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