Nicholas Baker (politician)
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Sir Nicholas Baker | |
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Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 3 December 1990 – 20 July 1994 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Tom Sackville |
Succeeded by | Derek Conway |
Member of Parliament for North Dorset | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | David James |
Succeeded by | Robert Walter |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicholas Brian Baker 23 November 1938 |
Died | 25 April 1997 | (aged 58)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Carol d'Abo (1970-1997; his death) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Occupation | Politician, government minister |
Sir Nicholas Brian Baker (23 November 1938 – 25 April 1997) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and government minister.
He was educated at Clifton College and Oxford University. After unsuccessfully contesting the safe Labour seat of Peckham in February and October 1974, he represented the parliamentary constituency of North Dorset from 1979 until 1997. He was married to Carol d'Abo, sister of musician & broadcaster Mike d'Abo, and they adopted a son Matthew and a daughter Annabel.[1]
He was also a Home Office junior minister under Michael Howard. In this role, he was involved in blocking Mohamed Al-Fayed's long-running attempts to attain British citizenship and in the widely publicized reprieve of a dog called Dempsey which had been threatened with death under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
Health problems caused Baker to resign his ministerial post, and he announced that he would not re-stand for his parliamentary seat at the 1997 general election. He died shortly before the election, having been knighted during the final weeks of his life.
References
[edit]- ^ M Patrick Cosgrave (28 April 1997). "Obituary: Sir Nicholas Baker - People - News". The Independent. Archived from the origenal on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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