Philip Noel-Baker
British athlete and politician (1889–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, PC (1 November 1889 – 8 October 1982), born Philip John Baker, was a British politician, diplomat, academic, athlete, and renowned campaigner for disarmament. He carried the British team flag and won a silver medal for the 1500m at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959.[1]
The Lord Noel-Baker | |
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Minister of Fuel and Power | |
In office 15 February 1950 – 31 October 1951 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Gaitskell |
Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
In office 7 October 1947 – 28 February 1950 | |
Preceded by | The Viscount Addison |
Succeeded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
Member of Parliament for Derby South (Derby 1936–1950) | |
In office 9 July 1936 – 29 May 1970 | |
Preceded by | J.H. Thomas |
Succeeded by | Walter Johnson |
Member of Parliament for Coventry | |
In office 30 May 1929 – 6 October 1931 | |
Preceded by | Archibald Boyd-Carpenter |
Succeeded by | William Strickland |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 22 July 1977 – 8 October 1982 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Philip John Baker 1 November 1889 Brondesbury Park, London |
Died | 8 October 1982(1982-10-08) (aged 92) Westminster, London |
Spouse |
Irene Noel
(m. 1915; died 1956) |
Domestic partner | Megan Lloyd George (1936–1956) |
Children | Francis Noel-Baker |
Alma mater | Haverford College King's College, Cambridge |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize |
Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1920 Antwerp | 1500 m |
Noel-Baker is the only person to have won an Olympic medal and received a Nobel Prize.[2] He was a Labour Member of Parliament (UK) for 36 years, serving from 1929 to 1931 and again from 1936 to 1970, serving in several ministerial offices and the cabinet. He became a life peer in 1977.