Norman Baker
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For other people named Norman Baker, see Norman Baker (disambiguation).
Norman John Baker (born 26 July 1957) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes in East Sussex from the 1997 general election until his defeat in 2015.
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Norman Baker | |
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Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 3 November 2014 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Jeremy Browne |
Succeeded by | Lynne Featherstone |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
In office 15 May 2010 – 7 October 2013 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Paul Clark |
Succeeded by | Robert Goodwill |
Member of Parliament for Lewes | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Tim Rathbone |
Succeeded by | Maria Caulfield |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-07-26) 26 July 1957 (age 66) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Democrat |
Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London |
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In May 2010 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport. On 7 October 2013, Baker was promoted to Minister of State at the Home Office in the coalition government of 2010–15.[1] He resigned from his role at the Home Office on 3 November 2014.[2]