Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking
The Lord Baker of Dorking | |
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 Official portrait of Lord Baker of Dorking | |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 28 November 1990 – 10 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | David Waddington |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 16 June 1997 Life Peerage | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Tony Newton |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Patten of Barnes |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Peter Brooke |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Patten of Barnes |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | |
| In office 21 May 1986 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Keith Joseph |
| Succeeded by | John MacGregor |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | |
| In office 2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Patrick Jenkin |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Ridley |
| Member of Parliament for Mole Valley | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Paul Beresford |
| Member of Parliament for St Marylebone | |
| In office 22 October 1970 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Quintin Hogg |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Acton | |
| In office 28 March 1968 – 18 June 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Floud |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Spearing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1934 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Kenneth Wilfred Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, CH, PC (born 3 November 1934) is a British politician. He is a former Conservative Member of Parliament and cabinet minister. He served for the offices of Home Secretary, Education Secretary and Conservative Party Chairman. He is a life member of the Tory Reform Group.[1]
References
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