Lord Patten of Barnes

Lord Patten of Barnes

Full title

The Rt Hon. the Lord Patten of Barnes CH

Name

Christopher Patten

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

11 January 2005

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Fax: 020 7219 5979
contactholmember@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Post Date
European Commissioner 2000-04
Party Chair, Conservative Party 1990-92
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1990-92
Secretary of State for Environment 1989-90
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Overseas Development) 1986-89
Minister of State (Department of Education and Science) 1985-86
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) 1983-85
Committee House Date
Defence Committee Commons 1982-83
Procedure Committee Commons 1982-83
Constituency Date
Bath 1979-92

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Non-executive Director, Russell Reynolds Associates Inc (company research)

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Member, European Advisory Board, Bridgepoint (private equity group)
    • Member, EDF Stakeholder Advisory Panel (electricity)
    • Occasional income from writing and speaking engagements
    • Member, International Advisory Board of BP (energy)
    • Adviser, Hutchison Europe (telecomms, property, transport)
    • Chairman of the BBC Trust

  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Chancellor, Oxford University

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • International Adviser, Praemium Imperiale, Japan Art Association
    • Co-chair, India-UK Roundtable
    • Co-Chair, British Council Italy-UK Annual Conference
    • Trustee, the Tablet Journal