Steve Baker (politician)
Steven John Baker (born 6 June 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician and former Royal Air Force engineer, consultant and bank worker.[1] He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe, being in the 2010 general election.
Steve Baker | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 7 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Conor Burns |
| Deputy Chair of the COVID Recovery Group | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2020 | |
| Chairman | Mark Harper |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Chair of the European Research Group | |
| In office 3 September 2019 – 25 February 2020 | |
| Deputy | Mark Francois Andrea Jenkyns |
| Leader | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Jacob Rees-Mogg |
| Succeeded by | Mark Francois |
| In office 20 November 2016 – 13 June 2017 | |
| Deputy | Suella Braverman |
| Leader | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Chris Heaton-Harris |
| Succeeded by | Suella Braverman |
| Deputy Chair of the European Research Group | |
| In office 9 July 2018 – 3 September 2019 Serving with Mark Francois | |
| Leader | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Chairman | Jacob Rees-Mogg |
| Preceded by | Suella Braverman (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Jenkyns |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | |
| In office 13 June 2017 – 9 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | The Lord Bridges of Headley |
| Succeeded by | Chris Heaton-Harris |
| Member of Parliament for Wycombe | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Goodman |
| Majority | 4,214 (7.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven John Baker 6 June 1971 (aged 54) St Austell, Cornwall, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton St Cross College, Oxford |
| Website | Official website Commons website |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom Air Force |
| Years of service | 1989–1999 |
| Rank | Flight lieutenant |
| Service number | 5206370Q |
In June 2015 he became co-chairman of Conservatives for Britain.[2]
He co-founded The Cobden Centre. He was Chair of the European Research Group (ERG), a pro-Brexit group of Conservative MPs, until his promotion to ministerial office at the Department for Exiting the European Union on 13 June 2017, but resigned from his office on 9 July 2018 following the resignation of David Davis over concerns with the Government strategy on Brexit.[3][4]
In September 2022, Baker was picked as Minister of State for Northern Ireland by Prime Minister Liz Truss.
References
- ↑ "Steve Baker MP". BBC News. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/83404.stm.
- ↑ "Conservatives will stand up for Britain if the EU lets us down". The Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/11657169/Conservatives-will-stand-up-for-Britain-if-the-EU-lets-us-down.html.
- ↑ Greenfield, Patrick; Russell, Graham (7 July 2018). David Davis steps down as Brexit secretary in blow to PM. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2018/jul/09/david-davis-resigns-as-brexit-secretary-live-updates. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Steve Baker on his resignation as Brexit minister. BBC News. 9 July 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-44766822/steve-baker-on-his-resignation-as-brexit-minister. Retrieved 31 August 2018.