Background
BAKER, Nicholas Brian was born on November 23, 1938 in Hampshire, United Kingdom. Parents: Harold Stanley Baker and Dorothy Marion Baker (née Paxton).
BAKER, Nicholas Brian was born on November 23, 1938 in Hampshire, United Kingdom. Parents: Harold Stanley Baker and Dorothy Marion Baker (née Paxton).
Clifton College; Exeter College, Oxford, Master of Arts, 1963. Spoken languages: French, Greek, Swahili.
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 his death in 1997. He was also a Home Office junior minister under Michael Howard. 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.
Church of England
48th United Kingdom Parliament. 49th United Kingdom Parliament. 50th United Kingdom Parliament.
51st United Kingdom Parliament.
Spouse Penelope Carol Baker (née d’Abo), 1970. Children: Matthew, Annabel.