The Rt Hon. the Lord Baker of Dorking CH
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Baker of Dorking's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Baker of Dorking CH. His name is Kenneth Wilfred Baker, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1968-03-28 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1990-11-28 → 1992-04-09
Home Secretary
1989-07-24 → 1990-11-28
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1986-05-21 → 1989-07-23
Secretary of State for Education and Science
1985-09-02 → 1986-05-20
Secretary of State for Environment
1984-09-11 → 1985-09-01
Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government)
1983-06-13 → 1984-09-10
Minister of State (Industry & Information Technology)
1981-01-05 → 1983-06-12
Minister of State (Department of Industry)
1972-04-07 → 1974-03-04
Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1978-11-01 → 1983-06-09
Procedure Committee
2002-11-25 → 2006-11-08
Information Committee (Lords)
2007-04-16 → 2012-05-21
House Committee (Lords)
2021-01-28 → 2021-11-16
Youth Unemployment Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-23
Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Engineering Group
Subject Group
|
Officer | COWI UK Ltd · Laing O’Rourke · Sizewell C Limited · Thales | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.