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British politician

The Right HonourableThe Lord BlakerKCMG PC
Blaker in 1978
Member of Parliamentfor Blackpool South
In office15 October 1964 – 16 March 1992
Preceded by Roland Robinson
Succeeded by Nick Hawkins
Member of the House of LordsLord Temporal
In office10 October 1994 – 5 July 2009Life peerage
Personal details
Born Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker(1922-10-04)4 October 1922British Hong Kong
Died 5 July 2009(2009-07-05) (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.

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.

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]

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]

Coat of arms of Peter Blaker

Coronet A Coronet of a Baron Crest A horse's head Sable maned Or bridled Argent reined Ermine. Escutcheon Per pale Argent and Or on a chevron Sable between three martlets volant Azure each holding in the beak a rose slipped Gules seeded Or two blackamoor heads couped Argent the ears ringed Or between three Ermine spots Argent. Supporters Dexter a wildcat guardant Or sinister a Chinese dragon also Or.[6] Motto Esto Quod Esse Videris (Be What You Seem To Be) Orders Order of St Michael & St George circlet (Appointed KCMG 1983)

In 1953, Blaker married Jennifer Dixon, daughter of diplomat Pierson Dixon. They had one son and two daughters.[7]

  1. ^ "Keele: Ministerial membership of MOD 1970-97". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "No. 49375". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1983. p. 1.
  4. ^ "No. 49424". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 1983. p. 9700.
  5. ^ "No. 53818". The London Gazette. 13 October 1994. p. 14327.
  6. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2003. p. 164.
  7. ^ "Lord Blaker (obituary)". The Telegraph. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byRoland Robinson Member of Parliament for Blackpool South 1964–1992 Succeeded byNick Hawkins