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Ben Wallace (politician)

The Right Honourable
Ben Wallace
MP
Ben Wallace MP face on detailed GE 15 Wyre and Preston North.jpg
Minister of State for Security
Assumed office
17 July 2016
Prime Minister Theresa May
Preceded by John Hayes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Northern Ireland Office
In office
12 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron
Preceded by Andrew Murrison
Succeeded by Kris Hopkins
Government Whip
In office
15 July 2014 – 12 May 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron
Member of Parliament
for Wyre and Preston North
Lancaster and Wyre (2005–2010)
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded by Hilton Dawson
Majority 14,151 (28.4%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
In office
6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Preceded by New Office
Succeeded by Nanette Milne
Personal details
Born (1970-05-15) 15 May 1970 (age 46)
Farnborough, Kent, England
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Liza, née Cooke
Children 3
Alma mater Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Occupation Politician
Profession Army Officer
Awards Mentioned in Despatches
Website www.benwallace.org.uk
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1990–1998
Rank Captain
Unit Scots Guards
Battles/wars The Troubles

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace, MP PC (born 15 May 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wyre and Preston North since the 2010 General Election, having been the MP for Lancaster and Wyre from 2005 to 2010.

Wallace attended Millfield School studying politics under the late Clive Thomas who also taught Julian Smith MP and Margot James MP. After school Wallace qualified as an Austrian ski instructor and taught in the village of Alpbach, Tirol. During that period his parents moved to Pennsylvania in the United States where they lived for 7 years.

At the age of 19 Wallace attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, before being commissioned as a platoon commander into the Scots Guards. During his eight-year military service Ben Wallace served in Germany, Windsor, Cyprus, Central America and Northern Ireland. In 1992 he was mentioned in despatches. Ben Wallace's last post was as Company Commander of F Company Scots Guards.


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