| Kenneth Barker | |
| Office: | Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University |
| 1Blankname: | Chancellor |
| Predecessor: | Mike Fitzgerald |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1934 |
| Term Start: | 1999 |
| Term End: | 2003 |
| Office1: | Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University |
| 1Blankname1: | Chancellor |
| 1Namedata1: | Dame Anne Mueller Sir Clive Whitmore Dr John Granville White |
| Predecessor1: | Office created |
| Successor1: | Philip Tasker |
| Term Start1: | 1992 |
| Term End1: | 1999 |
Kenneth Barker (26 June 1934 – 9 January 2021) was a British academic administrator.
He was educated at the Royal College of Music, King's College London (BMus) and the University of Sussex (MA).[1] He served as Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University from 1992 to 1999 and as Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University from 1999 to 2003.
He was appointed CBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.
He died in January 2021.[2]