John Patten, Baron Patten
| The Right Honourable The Lord Patten PC |
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| Secretary of State for Education | |
| In office 10 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke (Education and Science) |
| Succeeded by | Gillian Shephard |
| Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon |
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| In office 9 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Evan Harris |
| Member of Parliament for Oxford |
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| In office 3 May 1979 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Evan Luard |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1945 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
John Haggitt Charles Patten, Baron Patten, PC (born 17 July 1945) is a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. He was raised Roman Catholic, and educated by the Jesuits at Wimbledon College before graduating from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
He was first elected for Oxford in 1979, transferring to Oxford West and Abingdon in 1983 after boundary changes divided his old seat. He stood down at the 1997 general election. The seat was subsequently won by the Liberal Democrat Evan Harris.
Patten was offered the role as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Margaret Thatcher but refused.[1]
Patten served as Secretary of State for Education from 1992 to 1994. He was interviewed at some length by Brian Sherratt in 1994 regarding his role as Secretary of State.[2] While he was Education Secretary, Patten described Birmingham education chief Tim Brighouse as "a madman ... wandering the streets, frightening the children". Brighouse sued, and won substantial damages which were donated to educational charities.[3]
Patten was made a life peer as Baron Patten, of Wincanton in the County of Somerset, in 1997.
He is married to the businesswoman Louise Patten, Lady Patten, and they have one daughter, Mary-Claire Patten.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2012/aug/22/david-cameron-cabinet-reshuffle-predictions
- ^ Radical Educational Policies and Conservative Secretaries of State, Ribbins P and Sherratt B, Cassell, 1997, pp 168-199
- ^ "The secrets of Saint Tim", The Guardian, 24 April 2007
- ^ Louise Patten, Evening Standard, 2009-08-27
External links [edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Patten
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Evan Luard |
Member of Parliament for Oxford 1979–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by Evan Harris |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Kenneth Clarke as Secretary of State for Education and Science |
Secretary of State for Education 1992–1994 |
Succeeded by Gillian Shephard |
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