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CHRISTOPHER PATTEN was born in 1944. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read Modern History and was elected a Domus Exhibitioner. In 1965 he won a Coolidge Travelling Scholarship to the USA.
Cabinet Office
Lord Patten joined the Conservative Research Department in 1966. He was seconded to the Cabinet Office in 1970 and was personal assistant and political secretary to Lord Carrington and Lord Whitelaw when they were Chairmen of the Conservative Party from 1972-1974. In 1974 he was appointed the youngest ever Director of the Conservative Research Department, a post which he held until 1979.
Member of Parliament
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Bath in May 1979, a seat he held until April 1992. In 1983 he wrote The Tory Case, a study of Conservatism. Following the General Election of June 1983, Lord Patten was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office and in September 1985 Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science. In September 1986 he became Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1989 and was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1998. In July 1989 Chris became Secretary of State for the Environment. In November 1990 he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Governor of Hong Kong
Lord Patten was appointed Governor of Hong Kong in April 1992, a position he held until 1997, overseeing the return of Hong Kong to China. He was Chairman of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland set up under the Good Friday Peace Agreement, which reported in 1999.
European Commissioner for External Relations
In September 1999 he was appointed European Commissioner for External Relations, a post he held until November 2004. On leaving office in Brussels he was made a life peer and took his seat in the House of Lords in January 2005.
Author
In 1998, he wrote East and West a book on Asia and its relations with the rest of the world.
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Many of Speakers Corner's favourite speakers & comedians are appearing at The Chichester Festivities which starts tomorrow
25th June 2009The Chichester Festivities begins tomorrow the 26th July and continues with 17 days of world-class music, fireworks, talks, jazz, comedy, exhibitions and spectacular outdoor events. A superb line-up of people are involved with this years event, including many of Speakers Corner's favourite speakers - Gavin Esler, Gyles Brandreth, Chris Patten, Nigel Lawson, Julian Clary and Vince Cable to name just a few
25th June 2009The Chichester Festivities begins tomorrow the 26th July and continues with 17 days of world-class music, fireworks, talks, jazz, comedy, exhibitions and spectacular outdoor events. A superb line-up of people are involved with this years event, including many of Speakers Corner's favourite speakers - Gavin Esler, Gyles Brandreth, Chris Patten, Nigel Lawson, Julian Clary and Vince Cable to name just a few
Line-up at Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival includes Clive James & David Starkey
26th March 20092009 promises to be an excellent year for The Sunday Times Literary Festival. Peru’s distinguished writer, Mario Vargas Llosa, will give the very first Chancellor’s Lecture introduced by Chris Patteny, the eminent historian David Starkey will talk about Henry VIII and Melvyn Bragg will host the Royal dinner in honour of PD James.
26th March 20092009 promises to be an excellent year for The Sunday Times Literary Festival. Peru’s distinguished writer, Mario Vargas Llosa, will give the very first Chancellor’s Lecture introduced by Chris Patteny, the eminent historian David Starkey will talk about Henry VIII and Melvyn Bragg will host the Royal dinner in honour of PD James.
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19th December 2007Jeff Grout writes article for the Edge Magazine due to be published in February 2008
Will Howard Gardner, a visionary and one of the world's authorities on leadership, be voted Thinker 50 in the 2009 poll?
3rd August 2009A visionary and lauded public intellectual, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner has not only revolutionized our understanding of intelligence and creativity, but he has also established himself as one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership and professional responsibility. He is a contender for this year's Thinker 50 poll and is a much sought-after international keynote speaker
3rd August 2009A visionary and lauded public intellectual, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner has not only revolutionized our understanding of intelligence and creativity, but he has also established himself as one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership and professional responsibility. He is a contender for this year's Thinker 50 poll and is a much sought-after international keynote speaker
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7th July 2009The winner of the bi-annual Thinkers 50 survey in 2007 was CK Prahalad. He is one of the most influential management and business thinkers of our time and is a definite contender for this year's poll. Coimbatore Prahalad is Professor of Strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and is a world renowned business speaker
7th July 2009The winner of the bi-annual Thinkers 50 survey in 2007 was CK Prahalad. He is one of the most influential management and business thinkers of our time and is a definite contender for this year's poll. Coimbatore Prahalad is Professor of Strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and is a world renowned business speaker
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19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
Trained concert pianist, Condoleezza Rice, performs for The Queen
4th December 2008Amid her many talents Condoleezza Rice is also a trained concert pianist. She originally planned a career in music and enrolled at university to study the subject, before switching to political science. The outgoing American Secretary of State fulfilled a dream by giving a recital to her majesty...
4th December 2008Amid her many talents Condoleezza Rice is also a trained concert pianist. She originally planned a career in music and enrolled at university to study the subject, before switching to political science. The outgoing American Secretary of State fulfilled a dream by giving a recital to her majesty...
George Bush is the latest recruit to the US motivational speaker circuit
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26th October 2009George Bush is the United State's newest and most controversial motivational speaker. He will deliver the headline keynote speech for the Get Motivated seminar in Texas today, alongside former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Mayor of New York Rudy Guiliani and Microsoft's President, Rick Belluzzo
What can conference speakers learn from the great orator, Martin Luther King
22nd October 2009The first of 10 articles in The Times yesterday featured an extract on Martin Luther King from Simon Maier and Jeremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speeches Ever Delivered'. Over the coming weeks, other of the world's greatest speakers will be featured including Napoleon Bonaparte, Barack Obama and Socrates. No doubt, there will be much that today's conference speakers can learn.
22nd October 2009The first of 10 articles in The Times yesterday featured an extract on Martin Luther King from Simon Maier and Jeremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speeches Ever Delivered'. Over the coming weeks, other of the world's greatest speakers will be featured including Napoleon Bonaparte, Barack Obama and Socrates. No doubt, there will be much that today's conference speakers can learn.
Kenneth Clarke: The once and future Chancellor?
19th November 2008Kenneth Clarke made his name clearing up after Black Wednesday. Now Britain's elder statesman of finance is back with a plan to save the country
19th November 2008Kenneth Clarke made his name clearing up after Black Wednesday. Now Britain's elder statesman of finance is back with a plan to save the country
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