Oct 13 2008
The Rt. Hon. Lord Patten of Barnes
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Former European Commissioner for External Relations and Former Governor of Hong Kong
Lord Patten of Barnes was appointed Governor of Hong Kong in April 1992, a position he held until 1997, overseeing the return of Hong Kong to China. He was Chairman of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland set up under the Good Friday Peace Agreement, which reported in 1999. In September 1999 he was appointed European Commissioner for External Relations, a post he held until November 2004. On leaving office in Brussels he was made a life peer and took his seat in the House of Lords in January 2005.
“Arriving in Hong Kong, more than anything else in my life, affected my views - both my views on political life and my views on leadership”
In detail
He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, and Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He was appointed Chancellor of Newcastle University in 1999, and elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 2003.
What he offers you
Using the lessons learned in Hong Kong Lord Patten is able to offer audiences tremendous insights into dealing with the Chinese. As a recent EU Commissioner he also has a wealth of expertise in European as well as global politics and economics. He is ideally qualified to advise organisations keen to expand in Europe.
Topics
Dealing with the Chinese
The Future of Europe
European Politics and Economics
World Affairs
Leadership
Crisis Management
Publications
2008
What Next?: Surviving the Twenty-First Century
2006
Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century
2005
Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths about World Affairs
2004
The European Dream
1998
East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia
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