Sir Geoffrey Edwin Pattie (born 17 January 1936) is a British former

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politician and

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. Pattie was educated at

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, and St Catharine's College,

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where he obtained an MA Honours Degree in Law and was later made an

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of the College. He then joined the army, becoming a captain in the

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.Who's Who 1987 Pattie was chairman of the controversial company

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, the parent company of

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, and that offered "psychological warfare" services aimed at influencing elections.

Military service

From 1959 through 1966, he served with the

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and achieved the rank of captain. He served as honorary colonel of the 4th Battalion,

since January 1996.

Business

Pattie was a director at advertising agency

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from 1966 until 1979, as managing director from 1969 to 1973. During the 1990s he held several senior marketing positions in companies belonging to

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, including Marconi Defence Systems and was Marketing Director of the group itself from 1997–99. Pattie was the founding Chairman of Strategic Communications Laboratories where he was also Director until he resigned from that position in 2008; the company offered "psychological warfare" services aimed at influencing elections, and later became known to a wider audience as a result of the

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involving its subsidiary. 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

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as one of four councillors representing the

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. He served a single three-year term, stepping down in 1970.

Member of Parliament

After being beaten by Labour's

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in 1966 and

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, Pattie was elected as

for Chertsey and Walton in

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– 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. During his time in office he was actively involved in the initiation of a number of national and international technology projects. These included the

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, which ceased when he left office after the 1987 General Election, and several projects of the

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, such as

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and ESPRIT. He was appointed to the

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in the

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. Immediately after he left ministerial office he was created

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in the 1987

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

Awards

* In 1987, Pattie was appointed

. * Pattie was awarded the Silver Star Award from by the

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for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Progress. * He was elected an

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in 2007.

Religion

Pattie is a practising

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and was a member of the General Synod of the

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from 1970–75.

References

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Sir Geoffrey Pattie was awarded the Silver Star Award from by the International Strategic Studies Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pattie, Geoffrey Knights Bachelor 1936 births Living people Members of the Order of the British Empire Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Royal Green Jackets officers UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge People educated at Durham School Members of the Greater London Council