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Chris Patten

Politician

Chris Patten is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Chris Patten · Крис Паттен · Кріс Паттен · כריס פטן · كريس باتن · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Christopher Francis Patten · Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes · Christopher Patten · Dingkang Peng · Lord Patten of Barnes · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	クリス・パッテン · 克里斯·帕滕				[sources]
Birth date	1944-05-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Cleveleys				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Chris				[sources]
Last name	Patten				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q23368				[sources]
Position	Chair of the BBC (2011-2014) · Chairman of the Conservative Party (1990-1992) · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1990-1992) · Chancellor of the University of Oxford (2003-2024) · European Commissioner for External Relations (1999-2004) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Balliol College · St Benedict's School				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British politician and colonial administrator (born 1944)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
اليس پاتين Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2005-01-11	-

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