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	Chris Patten was the only professional politican taking the job as Hong Kong Governor. Unlike previous Hong Kong Governors, he refused to be knighted--he was not willing to give up his political career. During his governorship, he extended the definition of function constituencies and thus virtually every Hongkonger was able to vote for the so-called indirectly elected members (see ]). His measure was ~~stongly~~ objected and he himself was orally insulted by the Chinese government. The overreaction of Chinese government indeed raised his popularity to a level he never enjoyed outside England.		In July 1992, he became the 28th and last ] of ] until its handover to ] rule in ]. He was given an official Chinese name (彭定康) for his governorship. Chris Patten was the only professional politican taking the job as Hong Kong Governor. Unlike previous Hong Kong Governors, he refused to be knighted - he was not willing to give up his political career. During his governorship, he extended the definition of function constituencies and thus virtually every Hongkonger was able to vote for the so-called indirectly elected members (see ]). His measure was strongly objected and he himself was orally insulted by the Chinese government. The overreaction of Chinese government indeed raised his popularity to a level he never enjoyed outside England.

			In ] he was appointed one of the United Kingdom's two members of the ].

	As of March ], he is one of 20 ]s and has responsibility for External Relations.		As of March ], he is one of 20 ]s and has responsibility for External Relations.

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Christopher Francis Patten was a prominent British Conservative politician in the early 1990s.

Biography

Educated in St Benedict's School, Ealing, and Balliol College, Oxford, he had worked in the Conservative Party since 1966, starting in its research department. He was a member of the British House of Commons from 1979 to 1992, and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 until 1992 before losing his seat for Bath to the Liberal Democrat Don Foster at the 1992 UK general election.

In July 1992, he became the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong until its handover to Chinese rule in 1997. He was given an official Chinese name (彭定康) for his governorship. Chris Patten was the only professional politican taking the job as Hong Kong Governor. Unlike previous Hong Kong Governors, he refused to be knighted - he was not willing to give up his political career. During his governorship, he extended the definition of function constituencies and thus virtually every Hongkonger was able to vote for the so-called indirectly elected members (see Politics of Hong Kong). His measure was strongly objected and he himself was orally insulted by the Chinese government. The overreaction of Chinese government indeed raised his popularity to a level he never enjoyed outside England.

In 1999 he was appointed one of the United Kingdom's two members of the Commission of the European Communities.

As of March 2003, he is one of 20 European Commissioners and has responsibility for External Relations. He is also the chancellor for the universities of Newcastle and Oxford.

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