Peter Blaker
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Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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| 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, PC (4 October 1922 – 5 July 2009) was a British Conservative politician.
Early life
Blaker was born in
Foreign Office
.
Political career
In 1964 he was elected Member of Parliament for
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
In 1953, Blaker married Jennifer Dixon, daughter of diplomat Pierson Dixon. They had one son and two daughters.[7]
Footnotes
- ^ "Keele: Ministerial membership of MOD 1970-97". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "Keele: Ministers who left the MoD who haven't gone elsewhere in Government". Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2003. p. 164.
- ^ "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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