Chris Patten
Author of East and West
About the Author
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Works by Chris Patten
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Patten, Chris
- Legal name
- Patten, Christopher Francis
- Other names
- 肥彭 (Fat Pang)
- Birthdate
- 1944-05-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Cleveleys, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong, UK
- Education
- St. Benedict's School, Ealing
University of Oxford (BA ∙ Balliol College) - Occupations
- campaign worker (for Mayor John Lindsay)
staff (Conservative Party | 1966)
Director (Conservative Research Department | 1974 | 1979)
Member of Parliament (Bath | 1979 | 1992)
Minister for Overseas Development (1986 | 1989)
Secretary of State for the Environment (1989 | 1990) (show all 11)
Chancellor (Duchy of Lancaster | 1990)
Chairman (Conservative Party | 1990)
Governor (Hong Kong | 1992 | 1997)
Chair (Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland | 1998 | 1999)
Co-Chair (International Crisis Group) - Organizations
- Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
- Awards and honors
- Order of the Companions of Honour (1998)
Life Peerage (Baron Patten of Barnes, 2005)
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Reviews
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Members
- 639
- Popularity
- #39,445
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 12
- ISBNs
- 36
- Languages
- 2
I didn't know that China refused to contribute to the new Hong Kong airport that they would get the benefit of, but that did not surprise me.