Mr Patten was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative
Parliamentary Finance Committee 1981-88, a member of the House of Commons Select Committee on Defence 1982-83 and a member of the Select Committee on Procedure (Finance) 1982-83.
In 1983 he published "The Tory Case", a study of Conservatism.
Following the General Election of June 1983 he was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office and in September 1985 he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science.
In September 1988 he was appointed Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
He was appointed to the Privy Council in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, June 1989.
In July 1989 Mr Patten was appointed Secretary of State for the Environment.
In November 1990 Mr Patten was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1990-92) and Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Mr Patten has travelled widely, particularly as a back-bencher and Minister for Overseas Development, and has been regularly involved in international negotiations, eg chairing the 1990 London Conference on CFCs and the ozone layer and playing a central role in the negotiations of the Lomé Agreement between the European Community and developing
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