Editing Paul Barker (section)

{{short description|American bass guitarist}}
{{About|the musician|the writer|Paul Barker (writer)|the Australian Anglican bishop|Paul Barker (bishop)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Paul Barker
| image               = Paul Barker in 2011.jpg
| alt                 = 
| caption             = Barker in 2011
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = 
| alias               = Hermes Pan, Ion Barker
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1959|2|8}}
| birth_place         = [[Palo Alto, California]], U.S.
| origin              =
| death_date          = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) -->
| death_place         = 
| genre               = [[Industrial metal]], [[alternative metal]], [[post-punk]], [[alternative rock]], [[electronica]]
| occupation          = Musician, producer
| instrument          = Bass guitar, guitar, programming, keyboards, vocals
| years_active        = 1980–present
| current_member_of = [[Lead into Gold]], [[U.S.S.A.]]
| past_member_of    = [[1000 Homo DJs]], [[Acid Horse]], Bells into Machines, [[The Blackouts]], [[Lard (band)|Lard]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Pink Anvil]], [[Revolting Cocks]]
| url                 = 
}}

'''Paul Gordon Barker''' (born February 8, 1959), also referred to as '''Hermes Pan''', is an American musician, best known as the former bass guitarist, producer and engineer for [[industrial metal]] band [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] from 1986 to 2003. Prior to Ministry, he provided bass for the Seattle [[post-punk]] ensemble [[The Blackouts]] alongside future Ministry drummer [[Bill Rieflin]] and his brother, one-time Ministry touring keyboardist/saxophonist Roland Barker, from 1979 until 1985.