Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking

The Right Honourable The Lord Baker of Dorking CH PC
Official portrait, 2020
Secretary of State for the Home Department
In office 28 November 1990 – 10 April 1992
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	David Waddington
Succeeded by	Kenneth Clarke
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Tony Newton
Succeeded by	Chris Patten
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Leader	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Peter Brooke
Succeeded by	Chris Patten
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
Junior ministerial offices 1981–1985 Minister of State for Local Government In office 11 September 1984 – 1 September 1985 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Sec. of State Patrick Jenkin Preceded by The Lord Bellwin Succeeded by William Waldegrave Minister of State for Industry and Information Technology[a] In office 5 January 1981 – 10 September 1984 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Sec. of State Sir Keith Joseph Patrick Jenkin Cecil Parkinson Norman Tebbit Preceded by The Viscount Trenchard Succeeded by Geoffrey Pattie Parliamentary Secretary for the Civil Service Department In office 7 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 Serving with Geoff Johnson-Smith (1972-1974) Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by David Howell Succeeded by Robert Sheldon
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Incumbent Assumed office 18 June 1997 Life Peerage Member of Parliament for Mole Valley In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997 Preceded by Constituency created Succeeded by Paul Beresford Member of Parliament for St Marylebone In office 22 October 1970 – 13 May 1983 Preceded by Quintin Hogg Succeeded by Constituency abolished Member of Parliament for Acton In office 28 March 1968 – 29 May 1970 Preceded by Bernard Floud Succeeded by Nigel Spearing
Personal details
Born	(1934-11-03) 3 November 1934 (age 89) Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Gray-Muir ​ ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	Oswin · Sophia · Amy
Residence(s)	Iford, East Sussex, England
Education	Hampton Grammar School St Paul's School, London
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford (BA, MSc)
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Website	Official website
Kenneth Baker's voice Baker promotes career colleges for 14 to 19 year olds Recorded 10 June 2015
a. ^ Minister of State for Industry: 5 January 1981 to 12 June 1983

Kenneth Wilfred Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, CH, PC (born 3 November 1934)^[1] is a British politician, Conservative Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1997, and a cabinet minister, including holding the offices of Home Secretary, Education Secretary and Conservative Party Chairman. He is a life member of the Tory Reform Group.

Baker stood down from the House of Commons at the 1997 election and was created a life peer as Baron Baker of Dorking, joining the House of Lords.