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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, Mr. Patten was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office and in September 1985 Minister of

In State at the Department of Education and Science. September 1986 he was appointed Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign & 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, be became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party.

Mr. Patten was appointed Governor of Hong Kong in April 1992, and arrived in Hong Kong on 9 July 1992 to take up

his appointment.

Mr. Patten married Lavender Thornton in 1971. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1975) and Alice (1980).

Mr. Patten reads a lot and is keen on tennis and travel.

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