| Ian Baker | |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1927 |
| Death Date: | 28 July 2005 |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1948-1982 |
| Rank: | Major-General |
| Commands: | 1st Royal Tank Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade North East District |
| Battles: | Malayan Emergency |
| Awards: | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Ian Helstrip Baker CBE (26 November 1927 – 28 July 2005) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
Educated at St Peter's School, York, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[1] Baker was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948.[2] He served in Malaya from 1960 to 1962 during the Malayan Emergency.[2] He was appointed commanding officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1967, Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1972 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff[3] in 1978.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding North East District in 1980 before retiring in 1982.[1] He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1981 to 1986.[2]
In retirement he became Secretary and Head of Administration at University College London.[1]
In 1956 he married Susan (Sally) Lock; they had two sons and a daughter.[1]
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