Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker

Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker, Baron Blaker KCMG PC (4 October 1922 – 5 July 2009) was an English 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, until 9 June 1983. He was made a Privy Counsellor in June 1983, and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on 21 July 1983.

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.

Blaker married Jennifer Dixon in 1953; they had a son and two daughters.

Arms

Arms of Peter Blaker, Baron 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 Motto Esto Quod Esse Videris (Be what you seem to be) Orders Order of St Michael & St George circlet (Appointed KCMG 1983)

External links

• Lord Blaker - Daily Telegraph obituary

References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1987
• The Peerage Website

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Roland Robinson	Member of Parliament for Blackpool South 1964–1992	Succeeded by Nick Hawkins