Patten resigned in May 2014 following heart surgery .
Following a recruitment process led by the government , Chris Patten , Baron Patten of Barnes was appointed to the role and began a four - year term on 1 May 2011 .
Baron Patten of Barnes resigned in May 2014 following heart surgery .
Following a recruitment process led by the government , Chris Patten , Baron Patten of Barnes was appointed to the role and began a four - year term on 1 May 2011 .