He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, and Keble College, Oxford (BA Hons 1974; MA).
[2] Following the announcement of Elizabeth Symons' resignation as General Secretary, the FDA National Executive interviewed several candidates to replace her and agreed to nominate Baume as her successor.
In the subsequent ballot of the whole FDA membership, Baume was elected with 68% of the votes cast.
He has served on three Government advisory groups: He is a member of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and the National Trust, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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