Christopher Francis Patten Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Christopher Francis Patten, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1989–19975 events1 places

Chronological biography

1989

Secretary of State for the Environment1989

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for the Environment

Appointed Secretary of the Environment

1990

Chairman28 November 1990

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chairman of Conservative Party

Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party

Minister of Duchy of Lancastr30 November 1990

Government / Conservative Party Government · Minister of Duchy Lancaster

Appointed Minister of the Duchy of Lancaster

1992

Governor1992

Government / Government of Great Britain · Governor of Hong Kong · Hong Kong

Appointed Governor of Hong Kong

1997

Rule of Hong KongJune 1997

Government / Conservative Party Government · Governor of Hong Kong · Hong Kong

Receives the Union Flag at the end of 156 years of colonial rule

Titles and roles

Chairman of Conservative Party · Governor of Hong Kong · Minister of Duchy Lancaster · Secretary of State for the Environment

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.