He put out his memoir, 'Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs', on September 29, 2005. And cross-checking against my wifes diary, to make sure I had the days right.. A month after her father was elected Chancellor of Oxford University,. Patten married Lavender Thornton, a barrister, on 11 September 1971. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten is published by Allen Lane . * Academics were turning out in full regalia for a procession and ceremony at . This article about an English actor is a stub. Before relinquishing the colonial administration to China in 1997, he was fighting daily battles, mostly verbal, with . The two posts combined had received more than 8,000 likes and 700 shares by Monday morning. Hong Kong netizens have been posting old photos of Chris Patten's three daughters Laura, Kate and Alice when they were in Hong Kong, since the incident involving Leung Chun-yan, the Chief. In addition to the name, Pattern appears to be based heavily on Patten, matching his appearance, political affiliation (Conservative) and family (a wife and two daughters with him in Hong Kong). [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]. 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. 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) Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany. 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. How do you know this? "[24] Patten said that Chinese company Huawei "is an agent of an unpleasant Chinese state."[25]. On John Major's succession as Prime Minister in 1990, Patten became Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The daughter of the last British governor of Hong Kong has receiveda recent outpouring of affection from Hongkongers, following an incident in whichthe Chief Executive allegedly used his privilegestohelp his daughter bypass airport security rules. PHOTOGRAPH Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Kris is HKFP's Editorial Director. 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.. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003. If hes honest he cant see any other future for the territory than that it will have its freedoms and its attributes as an open society stripped away comprehensively. However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. Hannah Price died at the age of 25 in Fentress County, Tenn. A woman. Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitters life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If ever there as a contradiction in terms it is that. "I don't think they ever wanted to be in the limelight, these decisions are not necessarily there to be made - it's a question of how one stays out of the limelight, rather than wanting to be in it," Mrs Patten said from the family holiday home in France. [11] The legislative council which was elected under Patten's governorship was dissolved upon the handover of Hong Kong to the PRC and replaced by a Provisional Legislative Council which did not have any democratic functions until elections were held under the previous rules in 1998. 1979 . Laura, Kate and little Alice, the daughters of the last Governor Chris Patten, were only in their early teens when they became unlikely celebrities. Contributions are moderated. Source for information on Patten, Chris 1944-: Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series dictionary. 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. This wasnt a colony like any other. On 29 September 2005, he published his memoirs, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. 3 episodes, The Last King (2003) as Lady Farnces Stewart. [28], In February 2010, Patten was appointed President of Medical Aid for Palestinians, but he stepped down in June 2011. He kept a daily journal of his historic years in Hong Kong, partly on tape recordings. 1 episode, Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joan. "Her last one was a series about boxing. 2023 Hong Kong news - Independent, non-profit, impartial. The former Conservative party chairman and current rebellious Tory peer was dismayed to see the Johnson cult still hanging on. 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. 1 episode, Jonathan Creek (2004) as Dawn/Gillian Bailey. Something went wrong. Visiting him is like stepping into a lost Conservative hinterland. He is also a member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organisation which works to promote good governance around the world. And him looking at me mystified. Contact Us [23], In September 2020, he wrote that "Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's dictatorship is certainly thuggish. He was the architect of Major's 1992 election victory, built on a belief that, post-Thatcher, the party must be "tolerant,. . [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. 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. Chris Patten. 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 has a BSSc in Sociology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Christopher Francis Patten Visitor Chancellor of the University This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last Governor of Hong Kong. During his time in Hong Kong, Patten and his government considerably increased the reach of the territory's social welfare programmes and brought about democratic reforms to the electoral system. In October, he severely criticised the Hong Kong government for banning face masks. Angela Wintle. In 1990, John Major made Patten Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party, with responsibility for organising the Conservative Party's re-election campaign for the upcoming general election. Alice Patten is a English actress appeared in film Rang De Basanti opposite Aamir Khan.The British actress is daughter of politician Chris Patten, she played character Sue who came to India to make a documentary film about the British rule. A media frenzy greeted their exuberant, mini-skirted arrival in 1992, and their gulping tears when they left five years later came to symbolise the last days of the British Empire in the territory.. He laughs. 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. "We are very, very happy together," she says. He was given an official Chinese name, Pang Ding-hong (Chinese: ), a name with an etymology based on the words "stability" and "calm; joyous; healthy". With Margaret Thatcher (and Michael Portillo, far right) while he was environment secretary in 1989. atten was not a silver-spoon Tory. On 9 September 1999, the Commission produced its report, entitled A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland and popularly known as the Patten Report, which contained 175 symbolic and practical recommendations. Lavender doesnt entirely approve; I think she fears it makes me a tad sanctimonious. 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Im met at the door by his wife, Lavender, and their terrier, Bobby. 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. In 2005, he became an appointed member of the British peerage. (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. JACK HILL. "It spits in the face of human rights and shows a delusional view of the Chinese Communist Party's trustworthiness on the international stage," Patten is quoted by the Daily Mail.. His comments came as 53 people were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of "subversion" in Hong Kong. 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.. For the last 19 years he has been chancellor of Oxford University. 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. Between February 2010 and June 2011, he served as the President of Medical Aid for Palestinians. Bartis Edmond Hawley-Wall, Kyler Havard, Zealot23, Nich Smith, Matt Koltes, Chris Mulvihill . The City of M. And yeah, I do get angry about things. Dominic Patten / Deadline: David Zaslav Praises CNN Adding More GOP Voices; "Balance Strategy" Is "Important," Warner Bros Discovery Boss Says . "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. Rob Hilliard (Rob Schneider) is a thrice divorced pacifist vegan married to Gloria (Joyce Van Patten), who is 30 years older than him. People said to him he couldnt talk to students about death, but he thought, why not? His work has been featured in Washington Post, Public Radio International, Hong Kong Economic Times and others. "[12] This marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong. 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. It's just that after those heady years in the spotlight, her sisters would seem to crave the exact opposite. He is also an actor and was recently embroiled in controversy when he opted to play Prince William in an American film about the young Royals. Her father Leung Chun-ying called an ambulance to the Government House and told reporters that Chai-yan was under a lot of pressure as a young girl, that she has been seeking medical help. She threatened to leave home forever on social media. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was no stranger in picking fights with China. We'll need your email address so that we can follow up on the information provided and contact you to let you know when your contribution has been published. 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". From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. However the general public regarded him positively. His wifes father competed in the 1936 Olympics, part of that Chariots of Fire generation, and was killed in 1944. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. He grew up in West London and attended a Catholic primary school, Our Lady of the Visitation, in Greenford, and later the independent St Benedict's School in Ealing, west London. 01 Dec 1990. 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 . That grim communist-speak.. Chris Patten. If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. Blonde and elfin, Alice - who was nicknamed "Little Princess" by her sisters - found it perhaps hardest of all to adjust to returning to Britain. 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. His background is decidedly unstarry: his mother is a housewife from Dominica, his father worked as a warehouseman. 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 Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last governor of Hong Kong. In 1989, the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made him the Secretary of State for the Environment. Please refresh the page and/or try again. 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. Skip to main content . Despite this, he enjoyed significant popularity in Hong Kong. In each of those roles, he has been pitted not against the left, but mostly against the Daily Mail and the ideologues and nut jobs in his own party. Western governments, Patten believes, have been wrong because of greed to give Xi Jinpings regime an easier ride than Vladimir Putins. Press release from the City of Menifee: MENIFEE - Menifee's street projects and construction updates are getting an upgrade! Reading it, you cant help but reflect on an essential loss of rigour in Britains dealings with the world; contrast the likes of Douglas Hurd and Malcolm Rifkind as foreign secretaries with the incumbent, Liz Truss. Commentaries Videos & Podcasts Author's Comments Sort by: Latest Popular Show: All On Point His book ends with a postscript that is a rallying cry for the democracy movement in his former home (and his current one) - their cause is our cause. 3 episodes, The Musketeers (2014) as Sister Hlne. 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. Hardback. 1 episode, Midsomer Murders (2004) as Emily Hide. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). 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. Great Britain and the World. Patten was elected Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979. Its an aspect of a mature patriotism to look at both the good bit and the bad bits. Please note that we cannot provide valuations. In politics, one has to make a distinction between people who are doing things that are wrong and people who are trying to do things that are right. Tue 28th June 2022. East and West HB Spec Ed. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. After the handover ceremony he left the city, together with Prince Charles, on board the British royal yacht, HMY Britannia. Nostalgia for theformer first family was also invokedby an incident in March last year. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STILLWELL/PA. Netizens were amazed by the apparent response from the English actress, however, as it is a fan page it isunlikely that it is managedby Patten herself. Indian film, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 22:23. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. The most difficult question was a kid who said, Weve listened to you, Mr Patten. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. It wasnot the first time Hong Kong netizens posted photos of Pattens family, after they left the city in 1997. 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. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. After he left Hong Kong, Patten was part of the EU team that negotiated Chinas accession to the World Trade Organization in 2002. If Patten places some of his faith in what comes next, however, he hasnt quite given up hope of redemption in the here and now. Patten seems a consummately relaxed 78. Views expressed by opinion writers and advertisers are not necessarily shared by HKFP. Family (1) Spouse Lavender Thornton (1971 - present) (3 children) Trivia (4) Former Governor of Hong Kong. After obtaining a modern history degree in 1965, he became active in politics and joined the Conservative Party. Try AbeBooks. Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last colonial governor, departed from the Government House in Hong Kong on the 1 st July 1997, and made the historic and iconic trip back to the HMY Britannia. But the debate goes on.. Chris Daughtry 's family has confirmed his stepdaughter's cause of death. 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?. He is the co-chair of International Crisis Group, overseeing many international operations. When Alice took her bow on the stage of Wyndham's Theatre on Monday night, both Laura and Kate were there to support her. He turns off a muted symphony when I arrive. The EU and Moldova. We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. He is also the one of only two living former governors of Hong Kong with Sir David Wilson. In 2005 and 2006, she appeared in English Touring Theatre's Hamlet, playing Ophelia opposite Ed Stoppard's Prince of Denmark. Hes exactly what authoritarians dont like: feisty, tough, pastoral, funny. Zen reminds him, he says, of another brave, up-yours kind of person, Jonathan Mirsky, the former Observer correspondent who covered the Tiananmen Square massacre. Cut to June 30 1997, and his daughters' faces, like his wife's, were "crumpled with emotion and streaked with tears". 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. 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. 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. Hong Kong netizens have been posting oldphotos of Chris Pattensthree daughters Laura, Kate and Alice when they were in Hong Kong, since the incident involving Leung Chun-yan, the Chief Executives youngest daughter, was revealedby local media. 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 . 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. Consider its policies in Xinjiang. In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong's last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. Try AbeBooks. I have trained 5 . Patten was born in 1944 on the day the German army was driven out of Crimea. During this time, Patten sat as a crossbencher. He has been an opponent of the movement at Oxford to tear down the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Chris Patten. Miserable times he writes. John Majors bastards have long since taken over. This account already exists. Chris Patten, who led Britain's last government in Hong Kong before the Asian financial hub was returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, said it was "heartbreaking" to see its transformation. Tory! "I thought there was a prospect that (China) would keep its word, and I'm sorry that it hasn't," he said in London. Tv film Basanti (2006) as Sue McKinley. 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]. His family lived in Greenford, and Chris Patten went to primary school there and then won a scholarship to the Catholic St Benedict's. [17], According to information from the US Embassy in Brussels (published by WikiLeaks in November 2010): Patten said in April 2004 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has done a good job for Russia mainly due to high world energy prices, but he had serious doubts about the man's character. He put out his memoir, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs, on September 29, 2005. At midnight Hong Kong Time 1 July 1997 (16:00 GMT, 30 June 1997), he sent the telegram: "I have relinquished the administration of this government. Its been a very long nervous breakdown. 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. "This is where I'm happiest: on stage," she says. Patten said afterwards the Royal Pageant had not been the BBC's "finest hour" and admitted that "The tone was wrong."[21]. Chris Patten I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics. Marcus Higgins (David Spade) has become a single womanizer. Beijing had expected that the use of functional constituencies with limited electorates would be used to elect this council, however Patten extended the definition of functional constituencies and thus virtually every Hong Konger was able to vote for the so-called indirectly elected members (see Politics of Hong Kong) of the Legislative Council. He lost his first parliamentary election (for Lambeth Central) in 1974 against the Labour Party candidate Marcus Lipton. Tory! Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC ( Chinese: ; [1] born 12 May 1944) is a British politician. Those were the days when HK people were proud of their identity, another said. It's 25 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China in June 1997. They have three children. Delivery charges may apply. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. Can you tell us more about this person? [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. Jacob Rees-Mogg, minister for Brexit opportunities. According to information from WikiLeaks, Patten was in Moscow in April 2004 and had concluded EURussia ministerial consultations in Brussels. Isnt deciding who we venerate a vital part of that reckoning also? I listened to Sheila Hancock earlier talking about how one of the things about getting old is getting angrier. 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. Patten's most controversial actions in Hong Kong are related to the 1994 electoral reform. Well, there are two elements to it. I take as my baseline what Nelson Mandela said about the Rhodes Trust, he says. The Billionaire's Daughter Knows What You're Thinking. Patten was Chancellor of Newcastle University from 1999 to 2009. A practising Roman Catholic, he organized Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. Its funny you should say that. 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. In 2003 he was awarded an honorary LL.D. RM G4CGKC - Former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten, with wife Lavender (2nd left) and daughters (l to r) Kate, Laura and Alice, after receiving his Order of the Companions of Honour from the Prince of Wales at today's (Friday) Buckingham Palace investiture. Tony Blair suggested that it made the road to democracy [in China] unstoppable. Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 22:23, "Laura's straw hat puts Patten in the shade", "Old Patten family photos making some Hongkongers nostalgic", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Patten&oldid=1139788810, The Forsyte Saga (2002) as Imogen. degree from the University of Trinity College, Toronto and an honorary D.Litt. He might just have got through the modest . CH PC Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes 1944512 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 19921997 And nobody should ever see the words Nadine Dorries and culture secretary in the same sentence.. In September 2005 he was elected a Distinguished Honorary Fellow of Massey College in the University of Toronto (the only person so elected except for the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh, the Duke of Edinburgh) as well as receiving an honorary D.S.Litt. 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