Peter Blaker
The Lord Blaker | |
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| Member of Parliament for Blackpool South | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Nick Hawkins |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 10 October 1994 – 5 July 2009 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker 4 October 1922 British Hong Kong |
| Died | 5 July 2009 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Jennifer Dixon (m. 1953) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Cedric Blaker (father) |
| Education | Shrewsbury School |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker, Baron Blaker, KCMG, PC (4 October 1922 – 5 July 2009) was a British Conservative politician.
Early life
Blaker was born in Hong Kong, son of Cedric Blaker. He was educated at Shrewsbury School before being evacuated to Canada in 1939. There he took a degree in classics, before being commissioned in the Canadian Army. On return to England he went to New College, Oxford. He qualified as a lawyer, and later joined the Foreign Office.
Political career
In 1964 he was elected Member of Parliament for Blackpool South, which he represented until 1992. In Parliament, he served as a Minister for the Army (1972–74), Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1974 and 1979–81). He was a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence from 29 May 1981,[1] until 9 June 1983.[2] He was sworn of the Privy Council in the 1983 Birthday Honours,[3] and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on 21 July 1983.[4]
House of Lords
On 10 October 1994 he was created a life peer as Baron Blaker, of Blackpool in the County of Lancaster and of Lindfield in the County of West Sussex.[5]
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Personal life
Blaker married Jennifer Dixon in 1953; they had one son and two daughters.[6]
Footnotes
- ^ Keele: Ministerial membership of MOD 1970-97
- ^ Keele: Ministers who left the MoD who haven't gone elsewhere in Government
- ^ "No. 49375". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1983. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 49424". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 1983. p. 9700.
- ^ "No. 53818". The London Gazette. 13 October 1994. p. 14327.
- ^ "Lord Blaker (obituary)". The Telegraph. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1987
- The Peerage Website
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