Preceded by David James Succeeded by Robert Walter Children 2 Party Conservative Party | Political party Conservative Died April 25, 1997 Nationality British Name Nicholas Baker | |
Full Name Nicholas Brian Baker Born 23 November 1938 ( 1938-11-23 ) Spouse(s) Carol d'Abo (1970-1997; his death) Role British member of Parliament Books This Pleasant Land: A New Strategy for Planning Education Exeter College, Oxford, Clifton College | ||
Alma mater Exeter College, Oxford | ||
Sir Nicholas Brian Baker (23 November 1938 – 25 April 1997) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and government minister.
He was educated at Clifton College and Oxford University. 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 married to Carol d'Abo, sister of musician & broadcaster Mike d'Abo, and they adopted a son Matthew and a daughter Annabel.
He was also a Home Office junior minister under Michael Howard. In this role he was involved in blocking Mohamed Al-Fayed's long-running attempts to attain British citizenship, and in the widely publicised reprieve of a dog called Dempsey which had been threatened with death under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
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.