The Lord Blaker | |
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| Member of Parliament forBlackpool 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 (1922-10-04)4 October 1922 |
| Died | 5 July 2009(2009-07-05) (aged 86) |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| 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 BritishConservative politician.
Blaker was born inHong Kong, son ofCedric Blaker. He was educated atShrewsbury School before being evacuated toCanada in 1939. There he took a degree in classics, before being commissioned in the Canadian Army. On return to England he went toNew College, Oxford. He qualified as a lawyer, and later joined theForeign Office.
In 1964 he was elected Member of Parliament forBlackpool 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 thePrivy Council in the1983 Birthday Honours,[3] and was appointed aKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on 21 July 1983.[4]
On 10 October 1994 he was created alife peer asBaron Blaker, ofBlackpool in the County ofLancaster and ofLindfield in the County ofWest Sussex.[5]
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In 1953, Blaker married Jennifer Dixon, daughter of diplomatPierson Dixon. They had one son and two daughters.[7]
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