Geoffrey Pattie

Sir Geoffrey Pattie is Chairman of Strategic Communication Laboratories, and centre-right think-tank First Defence as well as the Senior Partner of Terrington Management, a lobbying consultancy based in Westminster, London.

Career History

After graduating from Cambridge with Honours in Law, Sir Geoffrey entered the advertising business and became CEO of one of the UK’s leading agencies. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1974 and served for eight years in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s first two Administrations – first as a Defence Minister and then as the Technology Minister. In these capacities, he had oversight of the Government sponsored defence and civil research programmes, and took a keen interest in promoting areas of advanced technology, especially in IT and space. On leaving Parliament in 1997, Sir Geoffrey was Chairman of GEC Marconi, the defence arm of GEC and, in that capacity he had many dealings with the International Defence industry. Sir Geoffrey set up his own business, Terrington Management LLP of which he is Senior Partner in 1999. Sir Geoffrey is an Honorary Fellow of St. Catharine’s College Cambridge.

In April 1990 Pattie was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party with particular responsibility for liaising with other parties in Europe and emerging democracies in Eastern Europe. In May 1992, he was appointed Vice-Chairman (International) of the Conservative Party. He resigned from his seat in Parliament at the General Election in 1997. He was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law by Sheffield University in July 1997. He was Chairman of Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd from June 1990 to 1999, Director of Marketing at GEC plc from 1997 to 1998 and Director of Communications at GEC from 1998 to 1999. He was a Non-Executive Director of the Fairey Group from 1987 to 1993 and Chairman of the Intellectual Property Institute from 1994 to 1999.

Affiliations

First Defence | Strategic Communication Laboratories