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- Chris_Patten abstract "Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes CH PC (born 12 May 1944) is a British public servant. He is chairman of the BBC Trust and Chancellor of the University of Oxford.Patten began his career in the Conservative Party (UK), 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 the People's Republic of 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 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 activeYearsEndDate "1989-07-24".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsEndDate "1990-11-28".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsEndDate "1992-04-10".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsEndDate "1992-05-11".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsEndDate "1997-06-30".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsEndDate "2004-11-22".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsEndDate "2009-10-05".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "1986-09-10".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "1989-07-24".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "1990-11-28".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "1992-07-09".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "1999-09-16".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "1999-10-05".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "2003-09-20".
- Chris_Patten activeYearsStartDate "2011-05-01".
- Chris_Patten almaMater Balliol_College,_Oxford.
- Chris_Patten birthDate "1944-05-12".
- Chris_Patten birthPlace Cleveleys.
- Chris_Patten birthYear "1944".
- Chris_Patten monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Chris_Patten office "Chairman of the BBC Trust".
- Chris_Patten office "Chairman of the Conservative Party".
- Chris_Patten office "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster".
- Chris_Patten office "Chancellor of the University of Newcastle".
- Chris_Patten office "Chancellor of the University of Oxford".
- Chris_Patten office "European Commissioner for External Relations".
- Chris_Patten office "Governor of Hong Kong".
- Chris_Patten office "Minister for Overseas Development".
- Chris_Patten office "Secretary of State for the Environment".
- Chris_Patten otherParty Conservative_Party_(UK).
- Chris_Patten party Crossbencher.
- Chris_Patten president Romano_Prodi.
- Chris_Patten primeMinister John_Major.
- Chris_Patten primeMinister Margaret_Thatcher.
- Chris_Patten successor Benita_Ferrero-Waldner.
- 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 William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill.
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- Chris_Patten 1blankname "Vice Chairman".
- Chris_Patten 1blankname "Vice Chancellor".
- Chris_Patten 1namedata Andrew_D._Hamilton.
- Chris_Patten 1namedata Colin_Lucas.
- Chris_Patten 1namedata Diane_Coyle.
- Chris_Patten 1namedata John_Hood.
- Chris_Patten almaMater Balliol_College,_Oxford.
- Chris_Patten altstyle "Sir".
- Chris_Patten birthDate "1944-05-12".
- Chris_Patten birthPlace "Cleveleys, England, UK".
- Chris_Patten dateOfBirth "1944-05-12".
- Chris_Patten dipstyle Excellency.
- Chris_Patten hasPhotoCollection Chris_Patten.
- Chris_Patten honorificPrefix The_Right_Honourable.
- Chris_Patten honorificSuffix Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour.
- Chris_Patten honorificSuffix Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Chris_Patten leader John_Major.
- Chris_Patten monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Chris_Patten name "Christopher Patten".
- Chris_Patten name "Patten, Chris".
- Chris_Patten name "The Lord Patten of Barnes".
- Chris_Patten office BBC_Trust.
- Chris_Patten office Chairman_of_the_Conservative_Party.
- Chris_Patten office Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster.
- Chris_Patten office European_Commissioner_for_External_Relations.
- Chris_Patten office Governor_of_Hong_Kong.
- Chris_Patten office List_of_Chancellors_of_the_University_of_Oxford.
- Chris_Patten office Member_of_parliament.
- Chris_Patten office Newcastle_University.
- Chris_Patten office Secretary_of_State_for_International_Development.
- Chris_Patten office Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment.
- Chris_Patten office "for Bath".
- Chris_Patten offstyle "Your Excellency".
- Chris_Patten otherparty Conservative_Party_(UK).
- Chris_Patten party Crossbencher.
- Chris_Patten placeOfBirth "Cleveleys, United Kingdom".
- Chris_Patten preceded Michael_Lyons_(BBC_chairman).
- Chris_Patten predecessor David_Wilson,_Baron_Wilson_of_Tillyorn.
- Chris_Patten predecessor Edward_Brown_(British_politician).
- Chris_Patten predecessor Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking.