Ruler · 1944 – present

Chris Patten

Born 1944, living; politician, writer. Governor of Hong Kong of British Hong Kong, 1992 – 1997.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1944; living
In office: 5 years; one reign
Lines: 1; British Hong Kong
Left it: ending not on record; nothing on record

Governor of Hong Kong

British Hong Kong · the 33rd of 33 dated reigns · 1841 – 1997

29 before

Murray MacLehose1971 – 1982

Edward Youde1982 – 1986

David Wilson1987 – 1992

Chris Patten1992 – 1997

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1992 – 1997 · 5 years · came to it aged 48

Left it: ending not on recordnothing on record: no death date to read the end against

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