What is Barbara Baker?
{{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = | name = Barbara Baker | honorific-suffix = | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | office = 29th [[Governor of Tasmania]] | monarch = [[Elizabeth II]] | term_start = 16 June 2021 | term_end = | premier = [[Peter Gutwein]] | predecessor = [[Kate Warner]] | successor = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | birthname = | nationality = | spouse = Don Chalmers | alma_mater = [[University of Tasmania]] | occupation = | profession = Lawyer<br/>Judge }} '''Barbara Avalon Baker''' is an Australian [[barrister]] and former judge. She was on the [[Federal Circuit Court of Australia]] from 2008 to 2021. In May 2021 she was announced as the next [[Governor of Tasmania]] after the retirement of [[Kate Warner]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/barbara-baker-governor-targets-family-violence-but-silent-on-republic/news-story/b9f8d261f8a9a3597a4f3a77a0f93c86|title=Barbara Baker: Governor targets family violence but silent on republic|newspaper=The Australian|first=Matthew|last=Denholm|date=20 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Barbara}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Governors of Tasmania]] [[Category:Australian judges]] [[Category:University of Tasmania alumni]] {{bio-stub}}