Patten, Chris
PATTEN, Chris
PATTEN, Chris. British, b. 1944. Genres: Politics/Government. Career: Politician and civil servant. Campaign staffer for NYC mayoral candidate John V. Lindsay; Conservative Research Department, London, England, member, 1966-, director, 1974-80; British Cabinet Office, London, junior official, then official in the Home Office, 1970-72; personal assistant and political secretary to Lord Carrington, 1972-74; elected to House of Commons representing Bath, England, 1980-92; appointed governor of Hong Kong, 1992-97. Publications: The Tory Case, 1983; Great Britain and the World: Three Talks at Berkeley, 1990; East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia, 1998. Address: c/o Times Books, 201 East 50th St., New York, NY 10022, U.S.A.
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