In the last three months, he says, partly as a result of Britains generous visa scheme, there have been 100,000-plus people from Hong Kong, teachers, medics, lawyers, leaving to come here and lots of other places as well. Patten has become a kind of living reminder of that shift on the right. [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. 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. With Margaret Thatcher (and Michael Portillo, far right) while he was environment secretary in 1989. atten was not a silver-spoon Tory. 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. Raised in west London, Patten studied history at Balliol College, Oxford. A month after her father was elected Chancellor of Oxford University,. Its funny you should say that. 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. I knew the cardinal when I was there, he says. Please note your email address will not be displayed on the page nor will it be used for any marketing material or promotion of any kind. 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. It was going to become part of China. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. (2006), Points of View (1961) and The Walden Interview (1988). How I wonder, sitting on his plump sofa, does he envisage that? He also introduced, and steered through Parliament, the major legislation that became the Environmental Protection Act 1990. But what if youre wrong? They bought the Daily Express in the days when it was a decent newspaper., His vocation was shaped more by the timing of his birth, which came with tragedy and hope built in. However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. She's very charming, and can talk even the most unlikely person into appearing on TV.". Yana Gupta. Bartis Edmond Hawley-Wall, Kyler Havard, Zealot23, Nich Smith, Matt Koltes, Chris Mulvihill . 2 episodes, Where the Heart Is (2003) as Candida Oliver-Watts. And nobody should ever see the words Nadine Dorries and culture secretary in the same sentence.. 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 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". He was born into an Irish Catholic family on his paternal side. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. [citation needed]. Consider its policies in Xinjiang. In September 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science. 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. Chris Patten Writing for PS since 2000 151 Commentaries 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). [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. 1,490 Chris Patten Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 1,490 chris patten stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 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. They have three children. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. 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.She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). RM 2D332TK - Chris Patten, the EU Commissioner and last Governor of Hong Kong, after the installation ceremony as Chancellor at Oxford University in Oxford, with from left daughters Laura, Alice, wife Lavender and daughter Kate. The gracious, book-lined sitting room gives out on to a generous garden. "I thought there was a prospect that (China) would keep its word, and I'm sorry that it hasn't," he said in London. St Mary's Barnes, United Kingdom, SW13 9HL. She portrayed Ygraine Pendragon, the deceased Queen of Camelot, the mother of Arthur, and the wife of the King Uther Pendragon in the BBC series Merlin . "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. Patten was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office in June 1983. Does he ever get mad, watching his lifes work, at home and abroad, unravel? [32] In March 2009, Patten received the title Doctor honoris causa by South East European University. Her two elder sisters, Laura and Kate, however, are less keen to recapture their moment in the spotlight. Hardback. 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. 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. . 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, Merlin (20092010) as Ygraine. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. Patten has become a kind of living reminder of that shift on the right. A practising Roman Catholic, he organized Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. After obtaining a modern history degree in 1965, he became active in politics and joined the Conservative Party. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC is a politician from Britain. It involved turning 850,000 words into 250,000. He was one of the United Kingdom's two members to the European Commission as Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004. I've been in this job for a couple of years. However, he lost his marginal seat of Bath to the Liberal Democrat candidate Don Foster at that election. After serving the organisation for three years, he resigned on May 6, 2014. [14], From 1998 to 1999, he chaired the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, better known as the Patten Commission, which had been established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement. But life as just another face in the crowd never seemed likely for the Patten girls and now, Alice, the youngest of the three daughters, has just landed her first big acting role in Nicholas Wright's Vincent in Brixton, which opened on Monday in the West End. In 1990, he was appointed the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. Christopher Francis Patten was born on May 12 1944. To me, they're not a story, they're just my girls.". PHOTOGRAPH Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images I occasionally get asked to preach in college chapels. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. [33], University roles and elevation to the peerage, BBC royal river pageant outside broadcast, Critical studies and reviews of Patten's work. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003. It is certainly important to use Rhodes money for more black African students. and at Queens' College, Cambridge. [18], On 11 January 2005 Patten was created a life peer as Baron Patten of Barnes, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. When MP for Bath (1979-92) he served as Minister for Overseas Development, Secretary of State for the Environment and Chairman of the Conservative Party. 07 Sep 1998. He is the co-chair of International Crisis Group, overseeing many international operations. "She's very popular here, partly because she pulls her weight, partly because she's fun too. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. Although supportive of Alice, they seem wary that her success will reignite interest in the family. 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. He described the government as shameful and seedy. He was the architect of Majors 1992 election victory, built on a belief that, post-Thatcher, the party must be tolerant, efficient and generous-spirited. The 42-year-old musician's family confirmed to People magazine that Hannah Price, who was found dead in her home two . 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. 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. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. degree from the University of Ulster. Patten was then appointed the last governor of Hong Kong, to oversee the final years of British administration in the colony and prepare for its transfer to China in 1997. And they hate it when we do.. Its not woke to do that. Patten was elected Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979. This wasnt a colony like any other. Dominic Patten / Deadline: David Zaslav Praises CNN Adding More GOP Voices; "Balance Strategy" Is "Important," Warner Bros Discovery Boss Says . Chris Patten. Theyre watching a ship under full sail heading over the horizon at dusk. Tue 28th June 2022. Kris Cheng is a Hong Kong journalist with an interest in local politics. She threatened to leave home forever on social media. 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His second thought was metaphor. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. If you have information to share please complete the form below. They bought the. Can you tell us more about this person? Patten's actions were strongly criticised by the pro-Beijing political parties of 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. "This is where I'm happiest: on stage," she says. Try AbeBooks. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979, and served until he was unseated in 1992. 2023 Hong Kong news - Independent, non-profit, impartial. He made the case for negotiation rather than outright demands for independence. Millions of premium Stock photos and illustrations created by leading commercial photographers, world-famous Museums, Historical Archives and Private Collections. Friends describe Rookwood, or "Rookers" as he is known, as "an avid Liverpool supporter, and a bit of a lad", but say that the couple - who have been together for eight months - are in love. 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. by Jillian Edelsteinbromide fibre print, August 1990NPG x45377. THE youngest daughter of Chris Patten is to star in a "lusty" BBC One drama about the life and loves of King Charles II. The City of M. Then chairman of the BBC Trust, fighting a rearguard action against cuts. Skip to main content . 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. Ann Lewis. Western governments, Patten believes, have been wrong because of greed to give Xi Jinpings regime an easier ride than Vladimir Putins. Patten was the Conservative Party candidate for Lambeth Central at the February 1974 general election, but lost to the Labour Party candidate, Marcus Lipton. His family was Irish Catholic. "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. 1 episode, New Tricks (2010) as Vicky Anderson. Hong Kong news Independent, impartial, non-profit. Grand promises made about one country, two systems mixed with anecdotes about the Pattens three daughters and two dogs. Tv film Basanti (2006) as Sue McKinley. The former Conservative party chairman and current rebellious Tory peer was dismayed to see the Johnson cult still hanging on. 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]. He has been an opponent of the movement at Oxford to tear down the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Patten seems a consummately relaxed 78. W e had one of those thunderbolt feelings when we saw our main home in Barnes . Prices start at 6 for unframed prints, 25 for framed prints. They had the mandate of heaven and I didnt even have the mandate of the voters of Bath. Chris Patten. Chris Patten is Chancellor of Oxford University. In October 2009, Patten was Chief Guest at The Doon School, a boarding school in Dehradun, India, which is a member of the United Kingdom's Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. * Academics were turning out in full regalia for a procession and ceremony at . For a decade between 1999 and 2009, he was the Chancellor of Newcastle University. Chris Patten was born on May 12, 1944 in Ealing, London, England. "We think the world of her, but as far as I'm concerned, there isn't really much to say. Views expressed by opinion writers and advertisers are not necessarily shared by HKFP. 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. "I cried all day," she says of her very public departure. 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. The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handoverIn June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). 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 Hong Kong Diaries is published on 21 June by Allen Lane (30). As the last Governor, Chris Patten kept diaries giving unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were strengthened and how he sought to ensure . "They didn't have the choice. We're completely supportive of her and backing her 110 per cent. [citation needed], After graduating with a second-class honours degree in 1965 and winning a Coolidge travelling scholarship to the US,[4] Patten worked for the campaign of then-Republican New York Mayor John Lindsay, where he reported on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley Jr.[5] He worked for the Conservative Party from 1966, first as desk officer and then director (from 1974 to 1979) of the Conservative Research Department. 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. In 2006, she appeared in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti as Sue McKinley, a young British woman who comes to India to make a documentary film about the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. He states baldly at one point a belief in an afterlife. According to information from WikiLeaks, Patten was in Moscow in April 2004 and had concluded EURussia ministerial consultations in Brussels. 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. 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. In 1989, he was promoted to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for the Environment and became responsible for the unpopular Community Charge (or so-called "Poll Tax"). Chris Patten. On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. He talks about how you will see Christ sitting at the right hand of his father and a sort of celebrity troop of angels, Patten says, chuckling. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was no stranger in picking fights with China. Sandra Lee is most worried for Andrew Cuomo's daughters in the wake of his sexual harassment scandal, sources told The Post.. Lee, who was with Cuomo for 14 years until their spit in September . He was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong, serving between 1992 and 1997. A caption was changed to correct a date: Chris Patten received the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1998; not 1989. They're now grown up and all doing fine. 1 episode, Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joan. help his daughter bypass airport security rules, I can finally breathe: Some celebrate the end of Hong Kongs Covid mask rule, but most remain cautious, US politicians call for sanctions on Hong Kong prosecutors in 47 democrats case; Beijing slams hypocritic political show, In Pictures: Hong Kong bids farewell to Pennys Bay Covid facility with giant padlock and Auld Lang Syne, Hong Kong 47: Prosecutors to seek witness anonymity order as trial adjourned over defendants injury, Covid-19: Medic urges Hong Kong students to remove face masks to improve learning, immunity, Artist Vaevae Chan spent years building a cave in a Hong Kong high rise. He kept a daily journal of his historic years in Hong Kong, partly on tape recordings. "Her last one was a series about boxing. And him looking at me mystified. It was an extremely apolitical household; my parents would have voted Conservative. Shortly after graduating in 1965, he began working for the Conservative Party. 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. 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. 3 episodes, The Last King (2003) as Lady Farnces Stewart. Blonde and elfin, Alice - who was nicknamed "Little Princess" by her sisters - found it perhaps hardest of all to adjust to returning to Britain. He put out his memoir, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs, on September 29, 2005. The controversial US oil plan explained, Green leader storms out of council meeting after being misgendered. I think, first of all, people talk about American exceptionalism, try Chinese exceptionalism. Kate, who missed her father's signing-in as Governor when she chose instead to go trekking with friends around South America, spent the least time in Hong Kong because she was studying for a degree in Spanish and Latin American studies at Newcastle University. Patten was born in 1944 on the day the German army was driven out of Crimea. 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. "I just find it intensely difficult. Posted By: VOHK April 12, 2016 By Chan King-cheung - 04 Dec 1998. During this time, Patten sat as a crossbencher. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. It's unnerving being seen at your most vulnerable by so many people.". Isnt deciding who we venerate a vital part of that reckoning also? Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). Support HKFP | Code of Ethics | Error/typo? Before that, he was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. What will happen if the Communist party starts arresting us, sending people to prison? In answer, he went, he says, through all those quotes one uses, you know, Nelson Mandela, you cant lock up an idea, and so on. Patten was educated at Island School in Hong Kong[1] [28], In February 2010, Patten was appointed President of Medical Aid for Palestinians, but he stepped down in June 2011. Showing Editorial results for chris patten. From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. [15] This report led to the disbanding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and establishment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Chris Patten is calling for the European Union to throw out its trade agreement with China. As party chairman, he successfully orchestrated a surprise Conservative electoral victory in 1992, but lost his own seat. Laura patten Stock Photos and Images. There she goes, one says, to which the other, thinking about mortality, replies: Yes but therell be others who will say, Here she comes. Though Patten likes that idea, the third possibility strikes him as most understandable: that we live on in people remembering our smiles. I'll probably go to previews of her play, but I won't tell her I'm there to check she's all right, I'll probably end up going lots of times.". SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART Hardback. In 2019, amidst the protests in Hong Kong, Patten spoke out in support of the protesters. (Photo by David Montgomery/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. 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. 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. 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. It was politically and morally difficult both for them and for us. 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). +44(0)20 7306 0055, Admission free. Commentaries Videos & Podcasts Author's Comments Sort by: Latest Popular Show: All On Point One time I. Had he not lost his own seat in Bath in that election, partly because he was associated with the poll tax, he would have become, at 48, chancellor of the exchequer. In May, Laura married Elton Charles, a florist from Paddington, whom she met seven years ago. There are still a few. 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). Patten was noted to be in tears throughout the day, notably after his speech at Tamar. When they learn that their coach has died, they all return to New England with their families for the funeral. All real Hong Kongers miss the Patten family very much. Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last governor, handed the former colony back to China on 1 July 1997 to be ruled with a degree of autonomy under a system called "o. People said to him he couldnt talk to students about death, but he thought, why not? Wednesday night, musician Chris Daughtry and his wife shared the cause of their daughter's sudden death on Nov. 12, 2021. Between February 2010 and June 2011, he served as the President of Medical Aid for Palestinians. Photo by Fiona Hanson/PA Thats just good history.. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC ( Chinese: ; [1] born 12 May 1944) is a British politician. Simply to denounce it seems crazy. 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