Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking

Kenneth Wilfrid Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, CH, PC ( born November 3, 1934) is a British politician of the Conservative Party.

Life

After visiting the Hampton Grammar School and the St. Paul 's School in London, he studied history at Magdalen College, Oxford University and graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA History) from.

From 1968 to 1997 he was a representative of the Conservative Party to the House of Commons, first for the constituency of Acton, then since 1970 for St. Marylebone and finally since 1983 for Mole Valley.

His close connection to the then Prime Minister Edward Heath meant that in 1974 its political private secretary was. When Heath was replaced in 1975 by Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party, Baker was not elected to the party executive, as Thatcher did not stop him for a henchman ( " Not one of us" ).

When Thatcher was Prime Minister in 1979 itself, they did not call Baker in her cabinet. Then Baker wrote her a letter about the importance of information technology with the result that those appointed him in January 1981 for the Minister of Information Technology. This post gave him the opportunity to promote the long-range Einsatzung of electronics and computer technology in schools and industry. In September 1984 he was appointed Minister for Local Government and commenced in this function in 1986 abolition of the Greater London Council (GLC ) against the chairman of the Labour Party in the GLC Ken Livingstone, inspired, albeit costly campaign against it and against the resistance in the House of Lords (House of Lords) a.

After that he was from September 2, 1985 to 21 May 1986 as Minister of the Environment Member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Of 21 May 1986 to 24 July 1989, he was Minister of Education and the Arts ( Secretary of State for Education and Skills ). Baker was 28 November 1990 until April 11, 1992 Minister of the Interior, before he was on 24 July 1989 to November 28, 1990 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and during this time was also Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Conservative Party.

Most recently, he was from 1990 to 1992 Minister of the Interior of the government of Prime Minister John Major.

1997 Baker did not occur again for election and became a life peer with the title " Baron Baker of Dorking " collected.

Writings

After leaving the government, he wrote his memoirs in 1993 under the title The Turbulent Years: My Life in Politics published. In addition, Baker has published several books on historical topics:

  • The Faber Book of Conservatism (1993 )
  • George IV: A Life in Caricature (2005)
  • George III: A Life in Caricature (2007)
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