Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking

Kenneth Wilfred Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, (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.

The Right Honourable The Lord Baker of Dorking
File:Official portrait of Lord Baker of Dorking crop 2.jpg 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
Incumbent
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 (aged 91) Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford

Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker Of Dorking Media

• Kenneth Baker and Akshata Murty.jpg

  Baker (left) attends a meeting with Akshata Murty and representatives of the London Design and Engineering UTC, 2023

• Coronet of a British Baron.svg

  Coronet of a British Baron

• Arms of Baron Baker of Dorking.svg

  Arms of Baron Baker of Dorking

Other websites

• Kenneth Baker interview at History of Parliament Online Archived 2016-07-07 at the Wayback Machine