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Chris Patten
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lord Patten of Barnes, Christopher Patten, Christopher Francis Patten, Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes
British politician and colonial administrator (born 1944)
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Chris Patten, born on 12 May 1944, is a British author and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His published works include *Hong Kong: Transition*, *Hong Kong: A Thousand days and beyond*, *Letters to Hong Kong*, *Enhancing Europe's partnerships with Asia*, and *Respect for the earth*. He has written five works according to Crossref records and fourteen according to Open Library data.
Patten has been referenced by 1,018 other encyclopedia articles. His writings have been associated with themes of democracy and cultural blending, including observations on elections and the mix of East and West. He is recognized as a group artist from the United Kingdom in MusicBrainz records, with 28 plays and 9 listeners noted on Last.fm.
Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Vice chancellor
- Sir Colin Lucas Sir John Hood Andrew D. Hamilton Louise Richardson Irene Tracey
- Preceded by
- Roy Jenkins
- Succeeded by
- William Hague
- Nominated by
- Tony Blair
- President
- Romano Prodi José Manuel Barroso
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Chief secretary
- Sir David Ford Anson Chan
- Leader
- John Major
- Prime minister
- John Major
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cleveleys
- Child
- Alice Patten
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Holy See
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Noble title
- baron
- Image
- Official portrait of Lord Patten of Barnes crop 2.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Chris Patten
- date of birth
- 1944-05-12
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- name in native language
- Chris Patten
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- writing language
- English language
- candidacy in election
- 1987 United Kingdom general election
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Encyclopedic overview
Chairman of the BBC Trust In office 1 May 2011 – 6 May 2014 Preceded bySir Michael Lyons Succeeded byDiane Coyle (acting) Rona Fairhead, Baroness Fairhead
Personal details BornChristopher Francis Patten (1944-05-12) 12 May 1944 82) Cleveleys, Lancashire, England
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