Chris Patten

**Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes**,  (; born 12 May 1944) is a British politician. He is the 28th and final Governor of Hong Kong from 19 July 1992 until the end of British administration over the territory on 30 June 1997. He has been a Conservative member of the House of Lords since 2005. He represented Bath in the House of Commons from 1979 to 1992.

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- **office3**: European Commissioner for External Relations
- **president3**: Romano Prodi
José Manuel Barroso
- **term start3**: 16 September 1999
- **term end3**: 22 November 2004
- **predecessor3**: Leon Brittan
- **successor3**: Benita Ferrero-Waldner
- **office4**: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- **primeminister4**: John Major
- **term start4**: 28 November 1990
- **term end4**: 10 April 1992
- **predecessor4**: Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, Kenneth Baker
- **successor4**: William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, William Waldegrave
- **office5**: Secretary of State for the Environment
- **primeminister5**: Margaret Thatcher
- **term start5**: 24 July 1989
- **term end5**: 28 November 1990
- **predecessor5**: Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, Nicholas Ridley
- **successor5**: Michael Heseltine
- **office6**: Secretary of State for International Development, Minister for Overseas Development
- **primeminister6**: Margaret Thatcher
- **term start6**: 10 September 1986
- **term end6**: 24 July 1989
- **predecessor6**: Timothy Raison
- **successor6**: Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, Lynda Chalker


## Infobox (officeholder)

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- **office7**: Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
- **term start7**: 11 January 2005
Life peer, Life Peerage
- **office8**: President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- **term start8**: 9 July 1992
- **term end8**: 19 February 1993
- **monarch8**: Elizabeth II
- **deputy8**: John Joseph Swaine, Sir John Joseph Swaine
- **predecessor8**: David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, David Wilson
- **successor8**: Sir John Joseph Swaine
- **office9**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Bath (UK Parliament constituency), Bath
- **term start9**: 3 May 1979
- **term end9**: 9 April 1992
- **predecessor9**: Edward Brown (British politician), Edward Brown
- **successor9**: Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath, Don Foster


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- **office10**: List of Chancellors of the University of Oxford, Chancellor of the University of Oxford
- **1namedata10**: Colin Lucas, Sir Colin Lucas
John Hood (university administrator), Sir John Hood
Andrew D. Hamilton
Louise Richardson
- **term start10**: 20 September 2003
- **predecessor10**: Roy Jenkins, The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
- **office11**: Chancellor of Newcastle University
- **1namedata11**: James Wright (academic), James Wright
Christopher Edwards (clinician), Christopher Edwards
Chris Brink
- **term start11**: 5 October 1999
- **term end11**: 5 October 2009
- **predecessor11**: Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley, Matthew White Ridley
- **successor11**: Liam Donaldson
- **birth name**: Christopher Francis Patten
- **birth place**: Cleveleys, Lancashire, England
- **party**: Conservative Party (UK), Conservative
- **nationality**: British
- **education**: St Benedict's School, Ealing, St Benedict's School
- **alma mater**: Balliol College, Oxford


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Chris Patten -2008-10-31- (cropped).jpg
- **honorific prefix**: His Excellency
 The Right Honourable
- **name**: The Lord Patten of Barnes
- **order**: 28th
- **office**: Governor of Hong Kong
- **monarch**: Elizabeth II
- **1namedata**: David Ford (civil servant), Sir David Ford
Anson Chan
- **term start**: 19 July 1992
- **term end**: 30 June 1997
- **predecessor**: David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, David Wilson
- **successor**: Tung Chee-hwa (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong)
- **office2**: Chairman of the Conservative Party
- **leader2**: John Major
- **term start2**: 28 November 1990
- **term end2**: 11 May 1992
- **predecessor2**: Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, Kenneth Baker
- **successor2**: Norman Fowler