Geoffrey Pattie

Early life, education and military service

Pattie was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham on 17 January 1936. He was educated at Durham School, and St Catharine's College, Cambridge where he obtained an MA Honours Degree in Law and was later made an Honorary Fellow of the College.

After Cambridge, he joined the army, becoming a captain in the Royal Green Jackets.Who's Who 1987

From 1959 through 1966, he served with the Queen's Royal Rifles and achieved the rank of captain. He served as honorary colonel of the 4th Battalion, Royal Green Jackets from January 1996.

Business

Pattie was a director at advertising agency Collett Dickenson Pearce from 1966 until 1979, as managing director from 1969 to 1973.

During the 1990s he held several senior marketing positions in companies belonging to General Electric Company, including Marconi Defence Systems and was Marketing Director of the group itself from 1997 to 1999. He was senior partner at Terrington Management retiring in December 2015.

Public and political service

Greater London Council

In 1967 Pattie was elected to the Greater London Council as one of four councillors representing the London Borough of Lambeth. He served a single three-year term, stepping down in 1970.

Member of Parliament

After being beaten by Labour's Tom Driberg at Barking in 1966 and 1970, Pattie was elected as Member of Parliament for Chertsey and Walton in February 1974 – a seat he held until his retirement in May 1997.

Ministerial office

In May 1979, he was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence (RAF). From January 1983 until September 1984 he was then appointed to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement and then served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement. He continued his public service as Minister of State for Industry until 1987, with responsibility for Science, Civil Aviation, Space and Technology. which ceased when he left office after the 1987 General Election, and several projects of the European Commission, such as Eureka and ESPRIT.

He was appointed to the Privy Council in the 1987 New Year Honours.

Immediately after he left ministerial office he was created Knight Bachelor in the 1987 Birthday Honours List.

He was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party in 1990.

Voluntary roles

Pattie served as Chairman of the Intellectual Property Institute from 1994 to 1999, and served on the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute while serving as an MP.

Personal life and death

Pattie was a practising Anglican and was a member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1970 to 1975.

Pattie married Tuëma Eyre-Maunsell in 1960, and together they had two children. He died at home in Duncton, West Sussex, on 8 October 2024, at the age of 88.

Awards

• In 1987, Pattie was appointed Knight Bachelor.
• Pattie was awarded the Silver Star Award by the International Strategic Studies Association for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Progress.
• He was elected an Honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 2007.

References

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