Liz Barker

For the Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, see Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker

Liz Barker (born 16 May, 1975) is a television presenter on British television.

On 23 June 2000 Barker joined the children's TV programme Blue Peter, becoming its 29th presenter. Born in Cambridge, England, Barker took a philosophy degree at Southampton University. After this was completed she became a runner for independent TV production company Lion TV, becoming a researcher and eventually the sports presenter for BBC Choice show Backstage.

On May 25 2004 Barker announced she was pregnant with her first child, from her husband Michael Todd. The baby boy, called Dexter Todd, was born on Saturday December 4, 2004.