Chris Patten

Chris Patten
Chris Patten ; (deep state operative?);
Born	1944-05-12; Cleveleys, UK
Nationality	UK
Alma mater	Oxford University/Balliol College
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Children	• Kate Patten; • Laura Charles; • Alice Patten
Spouse	Lavender Thornton
Member of	Ditchley/Governors, Ditchley/UK, The Other Club, Trilateral Commission
Party	Conservative, Crossbench
	Governor of Hong Kong
In office
	9 July 1992 - 30 June 1997
	The last holder of the job. The colony was handed over to China.
	Chairman of the BBC Trust
In office
	1 May 2011 - 6 May 2014
	Chancellor of the University of Oxford
In office
	20 September 2003 - Present
	Chancellor of Newcastle University
In office
	5 October 1999 - 5 October 2009
	European Commissioner for External Relations
In office
	16 September 1999 - 22 November 2004
Preceded by	Leon Brittan
	Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
	28 November 1990 - 11 May 1992
Preceded by	Kenneth Baker
	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
	28 November 1990 - 10 April 1992
Preceded by	Kenneth Baker
Succeeded by	William Waldegrave
	Secretary of State for the Environment
In office
	24 July 1989 - 28 November 1990
Preceded by	Nicholas Ridley
Succeeded by	Michael Heseltine
	UK/Minister for Overseas Development
In office
	10 September 1986 - 24 July 1989
	Member of Parliament for Bath
In office
	3 May 1979 - 10 April 1992
	President of the Legislative Council
In office
	9 July 1992 - 19 February 1993
	Member of the House of Lords, Lord Temporal
In office
	11 January 2005 - Present

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2007	31 May 2007	3 June 2007	Turkey Istanbul	The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey

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