Norman John Baker PC (born 26 July 1957) is a British Liberal Democratpolitician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes in East Sussex since 1997.
On 7 October 2013, Baker was appointed Minister of State at the Home Officein the Coalition Government.[1] In December of that year it was reported that Baker had encouraged the Director of Public Prosecutions to reopen or reconsider six cases involving female genital mutilation, as forbidden by theProhibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.[2] There had been a law on the books since 1985, but there had been no prosecution until February 2014, when it was announced that the first was scheduled soon thereafter.[3] It was estimated that 170,000 women had been subject to the assault until then.[3] A doctor was the first person charged with an offence contrary to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 in March 2014.[4] Baker resigned from his role as Minister for the Home Office on 3rd November 2014.
Anggota Parlemen dari partai Demokrat Norman Baker resign dari jabatanya sebagai menteri urusan rumah tangga negaara. Setelah terjadi banyak konflik dan intrik terutama dengan Theresa May sekertarisnya di kementrian tersebut atasanya NIck Clegg berpendapat kalo dia sebenarnya orang yang briliant "Biar bagaimanapun clompeks dan peliknya permasalahn yang ada, atau telah terbuktinya tantangan yang dilakukan terhadap koalisi partainya, dia tetap bisa megatasi hubungan politik di dalam pemerintahan dengan baik, teteaplah berusaha memperjuangkan kebebasan berpolitik dimanapun kamu berada".
Mr Baker told the Independent that Home Secretary Theresa May saw the Lib Dems as a "cuckoo in the nest" and criticised the department in a letter to party leader Nick Clegg.
Mr Baker and Mrs May have clashed over drugs policy, with the Lib Dem recently calling for sweeping changes to the UK's approach following the publication of a Home Office report.
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said Mr Baker had been considering resigning for some time but had been persuaded to stay in post by Mr Clegg.
In his resignation letter to his party leader, Mr Baker said being the only Lib Dem in the Home Office had been "particularly challenging".
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