Great Britain and the World. If Patten had been re-elected in 1992, sections of the media thought he would have been rewarded by appointment as Foreign Secretary, although in his autobiography John Major said that he would have made Patten Chancellor of the Exchequer. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. Now 28, she is a television producer at the BBC, making programmes for BBC Choice. In 1989, the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made him the Secretary of State for the Environment. The gracious, book-lined sitting room gives out on to a generous garden. 1 episode, Merlin (20092010) as Ygraine. [28], In February 2010, Patten was appointed President of Medical Aid for Palestinians, but he stepped down in June 2011. [citation needed]. 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. It came, however, immediately in the wake of widespread criticism of the BBC's live outside-broadcast coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on 3 June 2012, which was castigated in the press and was the subject of 1,830 formal complaints by viewers. And I dont see what pulls the party together again. Rob Hilliard (Rob Schneider) is a thrice divorced pacifist vegan married to Gloria (Joyce Van Patten), who is 30 years older than him. Patten submitted his letter of resignation as BBC Trust Chairman to the Secretary of State on 6 May 2014; citing health reasons following his heart bypass surgery on 28 April. It's 25 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China in June 1997. Chris Patten is calling for the European Union to throw out its trade agreement with China. 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. 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. He became a life peer in 2005, and since 2003, he has held the position of the Chancellor of Oxford University. His wifes father competed in the 1936 Olympics, part of that Chariots of Fire generation, and was killed in 1944. 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. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. They're now grown up and all doing fine. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. In 2003, he was appointed the Chancellor of Oxford University. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. 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". Also Known As: Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, children: Alice Patten, Kate Patten, Laura Patten, See the events in life of Chris Patten in Chronological Order, (Chancellor of the University of Oxford (Since 2003)). Friday & Saturday 10:30 - 21:00. After two weeks without a glimpse, Governor Chris Patten's teenage daughter, Laura, had been spotted in the beauty salon of the colony's 108-year-old Ladies' Recreation Club along with her. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. Hannah Price died at the age of 25 in Fentress County, Tenn. A woman. (2006), Points of View (1961) and The Walden Interview (1988). He was European Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004 and Chairman of the BBC Trust from 2011 to 2014. 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. We werent preparing it for independence. After serving the organisation for three years, he resigned on May 6, 2014. 01 Dec 1990. What the Chinese have done in Xinjiang is wicked. He is portrayed by Noel Lester Rands.[30]. His first job in the party was as a desk officer. When Chinese leaders said Hong Kong could remain itself for 50 years after 1997, he says, it rather begged the question of whether they knew what it was in the first place. Rt hon chris patten ch former governor and commander-in-chief hong kong with his wife lavender and daughters left to right kate laura and alice at buckingham palace to receive his invest. Leung Chai-yan, the other daughter of the Chief Executive, claimed she was domestically abused by hermother and had beenlocked up. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. The Tory grandee, publishing his diaries of his time as governor of Hong Kong, on the greedy west giving China an easy ride and his partys long nervous breakdown, A few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to Chris Patten on the phone. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/christopher-francis-patten-1050.php. Western governments, Patten believes, have been wrong because of greed to give Xi Jinpings regime an easier ride than Vladimir Putins. In 2008, she played Thea in Hedda, a new version of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, at London's Gate Theatre and, in 2009, she guest-starred as Arthur's mother Ygraine in the BBC fantasy drama series Merlin. A month after her father was elected Chancellor of Oxford University,. I have trained 5 . Her role earned her praise from film critics in India. In June 1983, he was made the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003. 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. I train athletes looking for upgrades to their shooting, ball handling, court awareness, and post play skills. A colleague who works with Kate at the BBC describes her as "serious and hard-working". Like Laura, she has also spent the past five years quietly pursuing her career. Tv film Basanti (2006) as Sue McKinley. 1 episode, New Tricks (2010) as Vicky Anderson. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. In 2004, she appeared in Jonathan Creek as Gillian Bailey. After he left Hong Kong, Patten was part of the EU team that negotiated Chinas accession to the World Trade Organization in 2002. Consider its policies in Xinjiang. 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 is also a member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organisation which works to promote good governance around the world. The 1996 Hong Kong parody film Bodyguards of the Last Governor, presents 'Christ Pattern' as the Governor of Hong Kong. He has been an opponent of the movement at Oxford to tear down the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. On 29 September 2005, he published his memoirs, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. 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 42-year-old musician's family confirmed to People magazine that Hannah Price, who was found dead in her home two . What I should say, he said, is that we dont have a Conservative government at all, but an English nationalist party which is populist, but fatally without being popular.. 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. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). Its an aspect of a mature patriotism to look at both the good bit and the bad bits. Chris Patten. 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. Chris Patten: We have a populist government that is fatally not popular, few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to. However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. 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. Open Daily: 10:30 - 18:00 Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. Try AbeBooks. 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. [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. Patten turned down offers of a new post and instead, in July 1992, he became the 28th and the last governor of Hong Kong until its transfer of sovereignty to China on 30 June 1997. Marisabina Russo, Russo, Marisabina 1950- Russo, Marisabina 1950- Personal Born May 1, 1950, in New York, NY; daughter of Michele Russo (a naval . I occasionally get asked to preach in college chapels. Patten's guest was entranced by a picture of his children on his desk and asked: "How come ugly father produce such beautiful daughters?" He served a full five-year term before his ennoblement. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STILLWELL/PA. For people of my age, it was a bit like being born just after the Congress of Vienna [of 1814], to then live through a period of stability and growing prosperity, longevity, better health, in which there were a number of givens: Europe or welfare democracy or that thing that Peter Hennessy writes about, leaders who, in the absence of a written constitution, could be trusted to do the right thing.. 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The good old days when HK was the Pearl of the Orient, one commentator said, which was liked more than 250times. [citation needed]. 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.". 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. 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. 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. (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. 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. Patten was not a career diplomat, unlike the previous governors. Please could you let us know your source of information. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC is a politician from Britain. The most difficult question was a kid who said, Weve listened to you, Mr Patten. 3 episodes, The Musketeers (2014) as Sister Hlne. Nostalgia for theformer first family was also invokedby an incident in March last year. 1 episode, Jonathan Creek (2004) as Dawn/Gillian Bailey. A year later, he became Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 1 episode, Midsomer Murders (2004) as Emily Hide. This article about an English actor is a stub. He was promoted to be a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science in September 1985, and was named Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 1986. 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 . His family was Irish Catholic. Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University's Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate's death pays for the education of more than a. As party chairman, he successfully orchestrated a surprise Conservative electoral victory in 1992, but lost his own seat. Chris Patten at his home in Barnes. Rather than use her name to her advantage, Laura has quietly worked her way up in the magazine world, beginning with three weeks work experience on Vogue, followed by a job at Harpers and Queen, then Vanity Fair, culminating in her present position at Tatler where she is known as hard-working and unpretentious. "I'm very, very private," she said from her office at Cond Nast. He held the parliamentary seat until 1992. His role however is minor as the film depicts him being replaced with one month to go before the handover. 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. 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. It was politically and morally difficult both for them and for us. East and West. In September 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science. 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. If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. Posted By: VOHK April 12, 2016 By Chan King-cheung - 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. 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.. Perhaps because she was forced to play out her rebellious teenage years in the public view - a leader in The Independent in 1992 criticised her for failing to dress appropriately and sitting "in what could only be described as a slouch - legs askew and one arm dangled over the side of her chair," during a formal ceremony - Laura has cultivated a quiet domestic life out of the limelight and, after her sudden promotion to a pop-star level of fame in Hong Kong, now shuns publicity. 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 . 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. The Hong Kong Diaries is published on 21 June by Allen Lane (30). In 1979, he won his first parliamentary election to become an MP from Bath. For the last 19 years he has been chancellor of Oxford University. People said to him he couldnt talk to students about death, but he thought, why not? He fears the results are being played out in Hong Kong. Please note that we cannot provide valuations. I'm absolutely proud of them, they're all doing terrifically well. 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. Many good people were driven out of the Conservative party by Brexit. He put out his memoir, 'Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs', on September 29, 2005. Developer Chris Patten has submitted new plans to build a four-story apartment complex at the corner of Glen and Bay streets, directly across from City Park.